Jazz saxophonist and nightclub owner, the club being Ronnie Scott's. Born the Mothers' Home, 396 Commercial Road, Stepney. Often lonely and depressed. Dental problems, which meant he could not play the saxophone, brought him down and he committed suicide at at his home, 21 Elm Park Mansions, Park Walk.
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Ronnie Scott
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Spirit of Soho Mural
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Steve Marriott
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Gene Rondo
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Haydn Society of Great Britain
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The Ealing Club
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