Frank Chacksfield

Frank Chacksfield
Background information
Birth nameFrancis Charles Chacksfield
Born(1914-05-09)9 May 1914
Battle, Sussex, England
Died9 June 1995(1995-06-09) (aged 81)
Kent, England
GenresEasy listening, pop
Occupation(s)Bandleader, conductor, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, organ
Years activec.1938–1991
LabelsDecca
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.

  1. ^ Naomi Musiker, Reuben Musiker (2014). "Chacksfield, Frank (9 May 1914 — 9 June 1995)". Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: A Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook. Routledge. ISBN 9781135917777.