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Birth name | Francis Charles Chacksfield |
Born | Battle, Sussex, England | 9 May 1914
Died | 9 June 1995 Kent, England | (aged 81)
Genres | Easy listening, pop |
Occupation(s) | Bandleader, conductor, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, organ |
Years active | c.1938–1991 |
Labels | Decca Phase 4 Starborne Productions |
Francis Charles Chacksfield (9 May 1914 – 9 June 1995)[1] was an English pianist, organist, composer, arranger, and conductor of popular light orchestral easy listening music, who had great success in Britain and internationally in the 1950s and early 1960s.