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Currently, Humphrey Lyttelton is 102 years, 10 months and 28 days old. Humphrey Lyttelton will celebrate 103rd birthday on a Thursday 23rd of May 2024. Below we countdown to Humphrey Lyttelton upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Humphrey Lyttelton |
Occupation | Trumpet Player |
Age | 102 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | May 23, 1921 (England) |
Birthday | May 23 |
Town/City | England |
Nationality | England |
Humphrey Lyttelton’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Humphrey Lyttelton was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
Most famous for his 1956 jazz trumpet hit "Bad Penny Blues," Lyttelton is also remembered for his work on the BBC Radio series I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. In the late 1950s, he formed the popular Humphrey Lyttelton Band.
During the late 1940s, while studying at the Camberwell School of Art, he became acquainted with jazz clarinetist Wally Fawkes. Several years later, he recorded with American jazz musician Sidney Bechet.
From 1949 until 1956, he worked as a cartoonist for the Daily Mail.
His marriage to Pat Braithwaite resulted in a daughter named Henrietta. With his second wife, Jill Richardson, he had children named Georgina and Stephen.
He was influenced by the work of American jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong.