| LC control no. | n 50038145 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chilton, John, 1932-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Chilton, J. J. (John James), 1932-2016 Chilton, John James, 1932-2016 Chilton, John (John James), 1932-2016 Chilton, John J. (John James), 1932-2016 |
| Birth date | 1932-07-16 |
| Death date | 2016-02-25 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Jazz--History and criticism Jazz |
| Affiliation | Feetwarmers (Musical group : Chilton) |
| Profession or occupation | Flügelhorn player Musicologists Jazz musicians Trumpet players |
| Found in | Jones, M. Salute to Satchmo, 1970. Jones, M. Louis, the Louis Armstrong story, 1900-1971, 1988, c1971: t.p. (John Chilton) Contemporary authors (Chilton, John (James) 1932- ; b. 7-16-32 in London, England) New York times WWW site, viewed Mar. 4, 2016 (in obituary published Mar. 3: John Chilton; b. John James Chilton, July 16, 1932, London; d. there Feb. 25, aged 83; acclaimed jazz historian and one of the few jazz writers to have a successful parallel career as a musician; trumpet and fluegelhorn player; active for almost 50 years on the British traditional-jazz scene, most notably as the leader of the Feetwarmers, the backing band for the eccentric vocalist George Melly; worked throughout Britain with Melly from 1974 until Melly's death in 2007) |
| Associated language | eng |
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