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Biography
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Cy Laurie And His Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1957
Members: John Picard, Alastair Fairweather, Graham Stewart (5), Cy Laurie, Ron McKay, Alan Elsdon, Alan Thomas (6), John Potter (7), Dave Wood (16), Ted Ramm, Stan Leader, Brian Munday, Pete Mawford
"Cy Laurie and His Band" were generally known & billed as the "Cy Laurie Jazz Band", fronted by clarinetist Cy Laurie.Vocalist George Melly made his debut with them in 1948 and, from 1951, Laurie ran a jazz club in London's Ham Yard - which later became "The Scene" Mod-club in the '60s