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 died by 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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Eton Boating Song
Written by William Johnson Cory. First performed in 1863, the first verse goes:. . . . Jolly boating weather, And a hay harvest breeze, Blade on the feather, Shade off the trees,...
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Andy Irish
We cannot definitively identify this artiste. Possibly the recording engineer, with real name George Chkiantz and alias Irish O'Duffy. From Discogs: "George Chkiantz was a recording engineer and ...
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Whiskey-A-Go-Go Club
Former nightclub. It opened in the 1970s (or 1959 - see below), in the premises once occupied by the Flamingo Club. The name was adapted from the 'Whiskey a Go Go' club in Hollywood. We know nothi...
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