Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what?
Kenny Ball of the Siamese Children" (Pye 7NJ.2051 – released February 1962), from "The King and I", topped the pop music magazine "New Musical Express's" chart on 9 March 1962, further hits followed and such was their popularity in the UK that Ball was featured, along with Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee, Joe Brown, Craig Douglas and Frank Ifield, on the cover of the "New Musical Express" in July 1962, although in the United States they remained a "one-hit wonder". In January 1963, "New Musical Express" reported that the biggest trad jazz event to be staged in Britain had taken place at Alexandra
Kenny Ball treated for pneumonia. The band continues with Ball's son at the helm and under the name of Kenny Ball Junior and his Jazzmen and managed by Steve Hughes Management Limited. The line-up changed greatly over the years, but the following personnel were in situ when the musical ensemble was at its commercial peak: The personnel of the Jazzmen at the time of Ball's death were: Kenny Ball Kenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930 – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. Ball was