Beryl Bryden

Beryl Audley Bryden ( born May 11, 1920 in Norwich, Norfolk, † July 14, 1998 in London) was an English singer and washboard player of Traditional Jazz. Ella Fitzgerald called her " Britain's Queen of the Blues".

First, they conducted a Nat Gonella - fanclub before they even began to appear as a musician. She sang with the band of Humphrey Lyttelton, then even with Freddy Randall and with American stars such as Buck Clayton, Bud Freeman and Louis Armstrong ( with whom she also recorded ). 1953 and 1954 she appeared in Paris with Lionel Hampton. Then she became a member of Chris Barber's band, where she was involved in the recording of rock Iceland Line (1955 ), at that time she also worked with Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies. Later she played with Monty Sunshine, where she especially Bessie Smith - title and interpreted in the " Coney Iceland Washboard Blues" could demonstrate their percussion technique on the washboard. She worked on the continent with Fatty George and with the Tremble Kids. In 1960 she performed at the Festival of Antibes before they toured the Far East and Africa. Then she played in groups such as the Ted Easton Jazz Band and The Piccadilly Six, but also with Alex Welsh. In 1979 she made ​​guest appearances at the North Sea Jazz Festival with Rod Mason Jassband. From this concert a LP appeared on the Black Lion label. In the 1980s, she participated in a theater production Jazzin 'Around with Pete Allen band part and joined with the Dutch New Orleans Syncopators on (and also recorded an album with them on ). Furthermore, she played with the Metropolitan Jazz Band, Digby Fairweather, Alex Welsh Reunion Band and their Blue Boys. Shortly before her death she took in 1998 with Nat Gonella on.

Lexigraphischer entry

• Ian Carr et al: Jazz Rough Guide. Stuttgart 1999.