Eddie Harvey
Pianist and trombonist. Born Edward Thomas Harvey in Blackpool. At the age of 16 he joined George Webb's Dixielanders jazz band. Following WW2 he performed with a number of bands, including John Da...
Lilian Harvey
Film actor and singer. Born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape in Hornsey. Her father, a German businessman moved the family to Magdeburg. She studied at the dance and voice school of the Berlin Opera, taki...
Joseph Haydn
Composer of the Classical period - prominent and prolific. Born Austria as Franz Joseph Haydn. Aged 6 he was sent away to train as a musician. Worked primarily for the wealthy Esterházy family. ...
Haydn Society of Great Britain
The group's website.
Tubby Hayes
Tenor-saxophonist. Born Edward Brian Hayes at the Royal Free Hospital.In 1935, At the age of sixteen he joined Kenny Baker's sextet, and later played for many of the big-band leaders of the day. In...
Revd. Thomas Helmore
Choir-master and hymn-writer. Born Kidderminster. Died at home in Pimlico.
Brian Henderson
We can find very little about this man. c.1968: "We called a meeting at the home of Brian Henderson who was the nephew of Russell Henderson and in attendance were Junior Telfor, Selwyn Baptiste, Ru...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
Russell Henderson
Musician. Born Russell Audley Ferdinand Henderson in Belmont, Trinidad. He came to Britain in 1951, and is widely recognised as one of the founding figures of the Notting Hill Carnival. His band ha...
Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience first gig was at The Bag o' Nails Club. Consisted of singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell....
