Actor and musician. He was in the original line-up of Small Faces but left after a clash of personalities with the other group members. He went on to an acting career, appearing on stage in the musical 'Hair' and 'Doctor Who' on television.
Born as James Edward Winston Langwith, his Wikipedia page and the Room for Ravers website confirm that he died, aged 75 years, on 26 September 2020.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk and Andrew Behan.
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Jimmy Winston
Drummer with the Who. Born Central Middlesex County Hospital, Willesden. Grew up in Wembley. Led a wild life and died of a drug overdose in a flat on loan from Harry Nilsson, flat 12 at 9 Curzon...
Conductor and musicologist. Born Schenectady, New York, but when he was three the family move to Australia where he was brought up. An authority on the operas of Janacek and Mozart, and the comic...
Saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. Born in New Orleans. He was an outstanding clarinetist in his teens and toured Europe with Will Marion Cook's Syncopated Orchestra. In London he was imprisone...
Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.
A UK-wide annual celebration of music that aims to unite communities and generations through their love of music. In 2017 in conjunction with the British Plaque Trust, 47 plaques celebrating a wide...
