Plaque

Freddy Randall

Erection date: 3/12/2015

Inscription

Freddy Randall, 1921 - 1999, a trumpet-hero and true legend of British jazz, lived in this house.
Waltham Forest Heritage

Site: Freddy Randall (1 memorial)

E4, Old Church Road, 184

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk

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Freddy Randall

Trumpeter. Born in Clapton, East London. He led the St. Louis Four in 1939, a...

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Waltham Forest Council

Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.

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