Terry Lightfoot (21 May 1935 – 15 March 2013) was a British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz generation of British jazzmen.
In 1978, he took a sabbatical from touring, becoming pub landlord of the Three Horseshoes in Hertfordshire, where he promoted jazz.
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He formed Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen in 1955 after finishing his national service with the RAF. The band released their first album in 1957, with a line-up that included drummer Ginger Baker, who went on to become a member of rock band Cream.
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British clarinetist who led his own jazz band.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Plenty
1985
arranger: "Down by the Riverside" - uncredited
Ring-a-Ding Rhythm!
1962
arranger: "My Maryland" / performer: "Tavern in the Town" 1883, "My Maryland"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Des O'Connor Show
1963
TV Series
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
50s Britannia
2013
TV Series documentary dedicatee - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
50s Britannia
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself - Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen
Plenty
1985
Himself
The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
1975
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Variety
1972
TV Series
Himself
The Good Old Days
1972
TV Series
Themselves - Performers
Crowther's Back in Town
1970
TV Series
Themselves
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1962-1963
TV Series
Themselves
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
1962
TV Series
Themselves
Ring-a-Ding Rhythm!
1962
Himself
The Sunday Break
1961
TV Series
Himself - Performer
Six-Five Special
1958
TV Series
Themselves
Known for movies
Plenty (1985) as Himself
Ring-a-Ding Rhythm! (1962) as Himself
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1962-1963) as Themselves
The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1975) as Himself
$600,000
