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Also known as Kenneth Ball

English trumpeter, band leader, arranger (1930-2013)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Blowing my own trumpet

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1930-05-22
Active to
2013-03-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
28,489
Total plays
163,044

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Kenny Ball (born Kenneth Daniel Ball on 22 May 1930 in Ilford, Essex; died 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen. Ball began his career in the 1950s as sideman in bands before forming his own Trad jazz band in 1958. Ball and his band enjoyed the longest unbroken success for bands of their generation, with their hits like "Samantha" and "Midnight in Moscow" remaining popular in dixieland and trumpet

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Daniel
Family name
Ball
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Ilford
Place of death
Basildon
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
jazz
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Record label
Pye Records
Official website
www.kennyball.co.uk
Image
Late Kenny Ball at Flameburst.gif
Work location
England
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date of birth
1930-05-22
date of death
2013-03-07
cause of death
pneumonia
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
2013-00-00
birth name
Kenneth Daniel Ball
name in native language
Kenny Ball
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