Ivor Kirchin (21 January 1905 – 22 January 1997) was a British band leader, and the father of noted composer Basil Kirchin (1927–2005). Born in London...
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The Kirchin Band later known as the Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band was a British band that recorded for the parlophone and Decca labels during the 1950s....
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was born Basil Philip Kirchinsky, son of Lilian Kay Kirchin (Walters) and the bandleader Ivor Kirchin (Isaac Kirchinsky) in Blackpool, Lancashire England...
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Polka", by Doris Day 1955: "Comb and Paper Blues", from a single by Ivor Kirchin 1967: "Camp", by Sir Henry and his Butlers 1971: "My Lady (Nana)" / "Tissue...
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Factor semi-finalist 24 October – Raye, R&B singer-songwriter 22 January Ivor Kirchin, bandleader, 92 Billy Mackenzie, singer-songwriter (Associates), 39 (suicide)...
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Steve Sidwell, Ivor Slaney, Reg Tilsley, Ronald Binge, David Kelly, Hampton Hawes, Basil Kirchin, Alan Parker, Ena Baga, Roger Webb, Ivor Novello, Colin...
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September in Hastings, England. Until 1940, he sang and drummed with the Ivor Kirchin Band, with Steve Race on piano, in the Paramount Dance Hall on Tottenham...
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Croom-Johnson Ken "Snakehips" Johnson Archibald Joyce Teddy Joyce Dave Kaye Ivor Kirchin Charlie Kunz Sydney Kyte Brian Lawrance Harry Leader Jack Leon Louis...
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music, including the series Last of the Summer Wine. Basil Kirchin, son of band leader Ivor Kirchin who played in Hull, was an English drummer and influential...
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Ivy (née Tiller), his first professional gig was in 1952 with the Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band. He was soon working with Ray Kirkwood and Johnny Rogers, and...
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