Jack Parnell
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John Russell "Jack" Parnell (6 August 1923 – 8 August 2010)[1] was an English producer, bandleader and musician.
Biography[edit]
Parnell was born into a theatrical family in London. His uncle was the theatrical impresario Val Parnell.[2]
During the 1940s and 1950s, he was voted best drummer in the Melody Maker poll for seven years in succession. He composed many television themes, including Love Story (for which he won the Harriet Cohen Award), Father Brown, The Golden Shot and Family Fortunes. He was a regular judge on the ATV talent show New Faces. He was also the musical director for The Benny Hill Show.[2]
He was appointed musical director for ATV in 1956, a post he held until 1981, and was the "real" conductor for The Muppet Show orchestra for the entire series and even composed the bombastic brass score theme to ITC Entertainment.[2]
He was jailed for three months for a drink-driving accident in 1979 after hitting a motorcyclist who lost a leg. He moved from Surrey and, shortly after that, his wife divorced him.
In the 1970s, he had co-founded the group The Best of British Jazz with Don Lusher, Kenny Baker, Tony Lee, Betty Smith and Tony Archer, which performed until 1985.[3]
From 1991 until he died, Parnell was part of the Norfolk-based Mike Capocci Trio, with Capocci on piano and Mike Harris on the double bass. They backed the likes of Ronnie Ross, Kathy Stobart and Johnny Griffin.
Parnell had three sons and two daughters (including Ric Parnell who, among many other credits, played the drummer Mick Shrimpton in the movie This Is Spinal Tap).[2]
Parnell died in Southwold, Suffolk, England, from the effects of cancer on 8 August 2010, at the age of 87.[2]
References[edit]
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^ abcde "2010 July to December". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ ITA Journal, volume 34, page 39 (2006)
External links[edit]
- Louis Barfe, "Jack Parnell – master of many trades", Sounds On
- The Jack Parnell Orchestra big band line-ups from 1951 to 1958
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- 1923 births
- 2010 deaths
- Emmy Award winners
- English bandleaders
- English jazz drummers
- British male drummers
- English jazz pianists
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Deaths from cancer in England
- Music directors
- 20th-century pianists
- 20th-century English musicians
- 20th-century drummers
- British male pianists
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