Erection date: 10/5/2013
Sir John Dankworth CBE 1927 - 2010. The celebrated jazz musician, bandleader, composer and international jazz ambassador lived here in his early years.
Waltham Forest Heritage
A video of the unveiling refers to a previous plaque at this site, which contained spelling mistakes and called him Johnny, which he didn't like.
IG8, Hollywood Way, 16
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir John Dankworth
Jazz musician and composer. Born John Philip William Dankworth at 38 Beech Ha...
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Sir John Dankworth
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Shakespeare to the left, Milton to the right.
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