Joe Loss with members of his orchestra

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© Harry Hammond / Victoria & Albert Museum

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Joe Loss with members of his orchestra

by Harry Hammond
bromide print, 1952
11 1/8 in. x 15 7/8 in. (283 mm x 404 mm) image size
Purchased, 1982
Photographs Collection
NPG x132380

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  • Harry Hammond (1920-2009), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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King George VI is found dead in his bed in Sandringham; he had been suffering from lung cancer. His daughter Elizabeth, who was in Kenya at the time, became Queen, the only monarch not to know the precise moment of her accession as her father was alone when he died. Elizabeth was crowned the following year.

Art and science

Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot is performed for the first time in Paris. The play belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd style, which influenced playwrights such as Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.
Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opens in London. It is still going.

International

Mau Mau rebels in Kenya rise up against the British colonial administration. The rebellion was sparked by the growing poverty of the native farmers under the rule of white settlers and called for Kenyan independence. The violence of the rebels, who often murdered settlers and loyalists, was met by the indiscriminate suppression by the British Military, who executed hundreds of suspects.

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Rick Jones

23 April 2020, 21:54

In the band photo, next to Joe Ward is the Drummer, Kenny Hollick then Pianist, Sidney Lucas,next to Rose Brennan

john

13 March 2019, 16:26

I met Rose at a concert in Blackburn when she invited me, a sixteen year old young boy to join her back stage. I spent the whole evening with her. Rose, in the course of the evening introduced me to Howard Jones, a really lovely person, and also to Joe Loss himself. I was invited to travel with the band in their coach, Rose asked Howard who arranged it all. I had a lovely time with the band who welcomed me as if I was a friend. A treasured memory for me.

Charis McNerlin

15 July 2016, 23:08

Rose Brennan was my grandfathers cousin, a grandson of Jewish woman who sold clothes on 'tic' in Dublin. According to grandad rose was incredibly talented and somewhat precocious!