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Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Lyttelton discusses his first impression of American music

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Humphrey Lyttelton discusses his sideline as a cartoonist

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Humphrey Lyttelton discusses the 1950s

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Q: “Were they good times for you, through the fifties - because you were as popular as anyone else, you worked as much as you wished I’m sure…”

A: “They were good times, but I don't regret their passing now, because making all these decisions to go in different directions and go, for instance, making the decision to throw off a large number of my fans, which was a deliberate thing when I started to bring in the saxophones in that. I was well aware that a lot of people would have said, though, that's finished and they still do.”