HILTON, JACK, ESQ.
Neg. No: (GP) L 9067
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: 23-07-1923

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Sitters: Jack Hylton (formerly Hilton) (1892-1965) and his band.

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  • Jack Hylton (1892-1965) and his band were considered the premier European show band of the 1920s and 30s, appearing on continental Europe and achieving the honour of being the first British band to broadcast to the United States.

  • Hylton was famous both for presenting symphonic concert arrangements and for his impressive stage effects.
  • Musical highlights of the band's recording career were Button Up Your Overcoat, and a concert arrangement of Handsome Gigolo.
  • The band made many top-selling recordings, and between 1923 and 1933 they sold over seven million records.
  • Musicians who may possibly be seen in this image are:
    • Bernard Tipping, trombone
    • Basil Wiltshire drums
    • Bert Heath Trumpert
    • Jack Raine, trumpet
    • Chappie d'Amato, saxaphone
    • Dick de Pauw, violin, and
    • Bert Bassett, banjo

Date: 23 July 1923.

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Location: The Lafayette Studio, 160 New Bond Street, London, W.

Descr: FL.

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Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; studio set suggesting Claridge's interior.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 160 New Bond Street, London.

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No of poses: 2.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Dictionary of National Biography; Who's Who; The Times, 30 January 1965, p 10e.

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