Biography
George Evans
British danceband, and big band composer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and vocalist, who was active from the early-1930s. He officially retired from music in 1959, but would occasionally lead a big band on a part-time basis after the death of his first wife, in 1981.
Some of the acts that he performed with, were:
Al Lever Band (1932)
Freddy Bretherton's Spider's Web Orchestra (1933-34)
Lou Preager (1934)
Sydney Lipton And His Orchestra (Nov1934-Jan1939)
Geraldo And His Orchestra (Jan1939-1941, 1947)
Saxes ‘N Sevens (1941, 1946-1949?)
The George Evans Orchestra (1944, 1946-51)
Oxford Galleries (Newcastle) resident band (1951-58)
George Evans And His Symphony of Saxes (1957-59)
Born: 7th August 1915, in Wood Green, London, England.
Died: 16th February 1993, in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyneside, England. [stomach cancer, aged 77]
Some of the acts that he performed with, were:
Al Lever Band (1932)
Freddy Bretherton's Spider's Web Orchestra (1933-34)
Lou Preager (1934)
Sydney Lipton And His Orchestra (Nov1934-Jan1939)
Geraldo And His Orchestra (Jan1939-1941, 1947)
Saxes ‘N Sevens (1941, 1946-1949?)
The George Evans Orchestra (1944, 1946-51)
Oxford Galleries (Newcastle) resident band (1951-58)
George Evans And His Symphony of Saxes (1957-59)
Born: 7th August 1915, in Wood Green, London, England.
Died: 16th February 1993, in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyneside, England. [stomach cancer, aged 77]