Humphrey Lyttelton Quotes

Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton , also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic Lyttelton family.

Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host.

Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. May 1921 – 25. April 2008
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Famous Humphrey Lyttelton Quotes

“Coincidence is a wonderful thing.”

Humphrey Lyttelton

ISIHAC after Jeremy Hardy came in on time in the round of pick up song.

“One musn’t be misled by the amiable, bumbling persona. He is a toughly intelligent man moving confidently in any kind of surroundings from Windsor Castle to Birdland.”

Humphrey Lyttelton

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