RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21700146 I'm afraid I never liked jazz but I remember Kenny and his band playing on plenty of 70s/80s TV shows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Yorkie Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I remember seeing Kenny and his band at the Theatre Royal in Merthyr. Freezing cold and the heating wasn't on/not working. He sang a song along the lines of 'Baby, I Feel Blue' and another 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' They were both sung with feeling! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 RIP Kenny You did a lot to bring trad jazz to the masses - hope you enjoy the great gig in the Sky. That's two famous musicians - will there be a third? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 During the Trad Jazz boom at the start of the sixties, I enjoyed many a concert at the Sheffield City Hall. I was always in one of the cheap seats at the back of the platform, and appreciated the bands' customary gesture of turning away from the main audience and towards us for a couple of numbers. Kenny and his band were particularly friendly, exchanging jokes and amiable insults with us, and obviously enjoying themselves. Kenny came in for some criticism for playing some of what were regarded as pop tunes at the time, but, as far as I was concerned, he could both match any Dixieland jazz trumpeter in the country and turn any tune into jazz. (Listening to Kenny's version of “Livery Stable Blues” as I type) Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Back around the early 1950s when he was starting out he delivered bread as a day job. London Coop if I remember correctly. He spent many hours with my grandmother drinking tea and attempting to get a bit of rest during the day after a late night. A good bloke as well as being a great trumpet player. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Shared a few pints with him at The Farringdon during Jazz nights there in the 60s. Great bloke, down to earth and bought his own round too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I never saw him perform, but I've always enjoyed listening to his music. RIP Kenny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushVeteran Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 'Midnight in Moscow' and 'March of the Siamese Children'..........................were're loosing quite a few in the last few months. Kenny Ball and his men always seemed to enjoy themselves when performing. It's a pity Kenny can't play at his own funeral................I hope others will! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold John B Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sad news. I'm not a jazz fan, but I did enjoy watching Kenny and his band playing in Jersey on a summer residency in the 80s - I'd have been 16 or 17. They played every night in a park in St Helier, for free, and put on a great show. RIP, and enjoy the great gig in the sky.. [edited for typos] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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