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Sir John Phillip William Dankworth (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010) was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also her music director. == Biography == === Early years === Dankworth was born in Walthamstow, then in Essex (registration district West Ham) in 1927, the son of William Henry Dankworth (1890–1972), sales manager for an electrical insulator works, and Alice Elizabeth... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, John Dankworth first charted in 2001 with Rock the House.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 2 UK Top‑75 entries.