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Welcome to the Humphrey Lyttelton website. This site takes you on a journey through Humphrey's rich and diverse life, fueled by his main passion - JAZZ and Scratch games. Lyttelton achieved success in everything he set out to do. He was an orchestra leader, calligrapher, scratch player, caricaturist, writer, journalist, and television presenter.
Apr 11, 2012 · Humphrey Lyttelton died in hospital on Friday surrounded by his family and friends. He was 86
- The Standard
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, " Bad Penny Blues ", in 1956.
Apr 26, 2008 · After more than 70 years of playing jazz this modest musician says: "I am getting the hang of it." A nice punch line from the oldest current panel/game show in the United Kingdom. Share. TODAY's ...
Apr 29, 2008 · 29th April 2008. Radiohead have paid tribute to Humphrey Littleton, the jazz musician and radio broadcaster who died last week aged 86. The band previously recorded with Lyttelton on the Amnesiac ...
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton. Profile: British jazz trumpeter, clarinetist and bandleader. Later, writer, journalist, broadcaster and calligrapher. Born: 23 May 1921 in Eton, Berkshire, England, UK. Died: 25 April 2008 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK (aged 86). Lyttelton (known affectionately as simply "Humph") worked with the ...
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Apr 25, 2008 · 25 April 08 21:54 GMT. Humphrey Lyttelton was perhaps the UK's most influential jazz performer. Beyond this, he was a noted raconteur and wit and chairman of BBC Radio 4's long-running I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. He was the unlikeliest of jazzmen. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was schooled at Eton and commissioned in the Grenadier ...
