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Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also her music director.
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Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Hitching; 28 October 1927) is an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. [1] She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec Dankworth and singer Jacqui Dankworth.
Feb 7, 2010 · His wife, the singer Dame Cleo Laine, announced his death at a concert at their Buckinghamshire theatre, where she was performing with their children. The concert on Saturday was...
Feb 11, 2010 · John Dankworth, one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene for more than a half-century, died Feb. 6 in London. He was 82. His death was announced that night by his wife, the...
John lived with his wife, Dame Cleo Laine, in Wavendon where in 1969 they founded their first charity, The Wavendon Allmusic Plan, with the aim of helping people broaden their views about music through performance and musical education.
Nov 3, 2010 · Dame Cleo Laine's big break came auditioning for Sir John Dankworth in the early 1950's and they later married and became a hugely successful jazz partnership. Sir John died in February this...
Nov 1, 2012 · Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Cleo Laine. Born in Woodford, Essex, he grew up, within a family of musicians, in Walthamstow in its suburb of Highams Park and attended Sir George Monoux Grammar School ...
