Jack Hylton Archive 20th Century

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Jack Hylton Archive 20th Century

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Band Parts 930 cubic metres; Press Cuttings 120 volumes; Photo Albums 40; Programmes 3,500; Scripts 430; 78rpm Records 200

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Lancaster University Library

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Hylton, Jack, 1892-1965

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Jack Hylton, 1892-1965

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Jack Hylton was born in Great Lever, Bolton on 2nd July 1892. He came from a working class background and, as a boy, would accompany his father on the piano when he sang in clubs. He also performed at an early age as the 'Singing-Mill-Boy' After the First World War, he went on to play witth the Queen's Dance Orchestra where he wrote arrangements of popular songs. The band started recording under Jack Hylton's name in 1923. Jack became a respected bandleader and was in gr...