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Terry Lightfoot | |
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| Born | Terence Lightfoot (1935-05-21)21 May 1935 Potters Bar,Middlesex, England |
| Died | 15 March 2013(2013-03-15) (aged 77) Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | Jazz Trad Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Bandleader |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1950-2013 |
Terence Lightfoot (21 May 1935 – 15 March 2013)[1] was a Britishjazzclarinettist and bandleader, and together withChris Barber,Acker Bilk andKenny Ball was one of the leading members of thetrad jazz generation of British jazzmen.
Lightfoot was born inPotters Bar,Middlesex, England.[2] He started his musical career as a vocalist during school life, singing popular songs with a small amateur variety group. In 1949, he came to jazz while atEnfield Grammar School[3] inEnfield Town. He changed from playing the trumpet to clarinet to meet the needs of the traditionalDixieland jazz band of his friends. After leaving school, he formed his first jazz band, the Wood Green Stompers.
In 1955, he formed his band, Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen. They had three minorhits in theUK Singles Chart in 1961 and 1962, "True Love", "King Kong" and "Tavern in the Town".[4] The Jazzmen made regular appearances on Sunday nights at the Wood Green Jazz Club.
Lightfoot died in Milton Keynes General Hospital on 15 March 2013, aged 77, after suffering withprostate cancer.
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