A member of the Jamaican harmony trio Mighty Diamonds (see Donald "Tabby" Shaw for more information). Simpson died, aged 71, of a combination of Covid-19 and diabetes just 3 days after Shaw had been murdered.
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Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson
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Mellow Mix Studios in Hackney
The Hackney Citizen reported that the names on the plaque are all "late Afric...
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Thomas Attwood
Composer and organist at St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal. Sponsored by the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) to study in Naples and in Vienna with Mozart. Died at home where the plaqu...
Johann Strauss, senior
Founder of the Strauss dynasty of Viennese light music composers. He composed 'Radetzky March', amongst others.
Sir Henry Wood
Conductor and composer. The first British-born career conductor. Born in London. He founded the promenade concerts in 1895 at the Queen's Hall. When this was destroyed in the Blitz the concerts ...
BBC Concert Orchestra
Originally founded as the BBC Theatre Orchestra. It is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale symphony one.
Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' (short for satchel mouth). Brought up in extreme poverty, his musical career started when he learned to play the cornet. He went on to...
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