English footballer (1888-1915)
George Webb (1917–2010) was an English pianist considered by many to be the father of the traditional jazz movement in Britain. Born on the 8th October 1917 in Camberwell, London, he grew up with a love of early jazz recordings, principally those made by the New Orleans musicians; in his playing he tried to re-create the style of such bands as King Oliver's. With his band, George Webb's Dixielanders, he played regularly and famously at The Red Barn public house at Barnehurst, Kent, from the ea
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