Litton was born 14 May 1957 in Grays, Essex, UK, and from the age of eight grew up in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. He started piano lessons at the age of eleven and soon discovered the music of Jelly Roll Morton.
Litton was born 14 May 1957 in Grays, Essex, UK, and from an early age grew up in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. He began studying piano at age eleven and discovered his love for jazz through the music of Jelly Roll Morton.