Not many people know that.

I happened to come across a clip of the Jack Hylton Band (1920's), and it made me think of Les Carew ( AKA Priestley). Les was married to Avril Dankworth, and will be well known to people who attended the Stables and the music camps in the 70's and 80.s especially. Les had joined the Dankworth family in about 1970, but many people were unaware of his own personal fame. He was at one time one of the foremost trombonists of his day playing with Jack Hylton, Ted Heath and Ambrose. He met Avril when he was playing at the London Palladium and she was a rehearsal pianist with the George Mitchell singers. Les was a real character, a Yorkshire man who called a spade a spade. I have happy memories of family gatherings with him and Avril, especially the Christmas concerts we gave in their village hall. Les is probably on this Youtube clip. He also appeared in the film "She shall have music" with Jack Hylton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWAYXn1NGio