Syd Lawrence

This article is about the bandleader. For the cricketer, see David Lawrence (cricketer).
Syd Lawrence
Born
Sidney George Lawrence

(1923-06-26)26 June 1923
Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
Died5 May 1998(1998-05-05) (aged 74)
Manchester, England

Sydney George Lawrence (born Sidney George Lawrence; 26 June 1923 – 5 May 1998) was a British bandleader, who became famous in the UK for his orchestra's Big Band sound, which drew on the 1940s style of music of Glenn Miller and Count Basie, amongst others.

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