Humphrey Lyttelton

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.

For the gunpowder plotter, see Humphrey Littleton.

Humphrey Lyttelton
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Background information
Birth nameHumphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton
Born(1921-05-23)23 May 1921
Eton College, Buckinghamshire, England
Died25 April 2008(2008-04-25) (aged 86)
London, England
GenresJazz, dixieland
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
  • radio presenter
  • cartoonist
Instrument(s)Trumpet, clarinet
Years active1945–2008
LabelsCalligraph

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. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on BBC Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host.

Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting.

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