Carroll Gibbons

Carroll Gibbons
Image of Gibbons from the W.D. & H.O. Wills Radio Celebrities cigarette card series
Background information
Birth nameCarroll Richard Gibbons
Born(1903-01-04)January 4, 1903
Clinton, Massachusetts, United States
DiedMay 10, 1954(1954-05-10) (aged 51)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Pianist, bandleader, composer
InstrumentPiano
Years active1920s–1954

Carroll Richard Gibbons (January 4, 1903 – May 10, 1954) was an American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England during the British dance band era.[1]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 519. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.