Humphrey Lyttelton | |
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 ISIHAC Christmas Special, 2007. | |
| Born | Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton 23 May 1921 Eton College, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 25 April 2008 (aged 86) London, England |
| Education | Eton College |
| Spouse(s) |
Patricia Mary Braithwaite
(m. 1948; div. 1952)(Elizabeth) Jill Richardson
(m. 1952; died 2006) |
| Father | George Lyttelton |
| Relatives | 8th Viscount Cobham (paternal grandfather) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz, dixieland |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, clarinet |
| Years active | 1945–2008 |
| Labels | Calligraph |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1941-45 |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Battles / wars | |
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.
Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on BBC Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host.
Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting.