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Edward Thornton (born 1932), better known as "Tan Tan", is a Jamaican trumpeter whose career began in the 1950s.
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Thornton was born in 1932 and attended the Alpha Boys School.[1][2] In the 1950s, he played in the Roy Coulton band (the first band to play live on Jamaican radio) along with Don Drummond.[3] He toured worldwide with the group, backing a number of jazz stars, and settled in Europe, where he played with several bands including Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in 1964, playing on several of their hits.[1][3] He went on to play on The Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life", and performed with Boney M.[3] In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was part of the horn section for Aswad, as well as playing with King Sounds.[3] He released a self-produced solo album in 1981, on which he was backed by The Cimarons. More recently he has played with Jazz Jamaica,[1] and Ska Cubano.[4]
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[hide] [edit] Biography
Thornton was born in 1932 and attended the Alpha Boys School.[1][2] In the 1950s, he played in the Roy Coulton band (the first band to play live on Jamaican radio) along with Don Drummond.[3] He toured worldwide with the group, backing a number of jazz stars, and settled in Europe, where he played with several bands including Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in 1964, playing on several of their hits.[1][3] He went on to play on The Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life", and performed with Boney M.[3] In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was part of the horn section for Aswad, as well as playing with King Sounds.[3] He released a self-produced solo album in 1981, on which he was backed by The Cimarons. More recently he has played with Jazz Jamaica,[1] and Ska Cubano.[4]
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