Benny Green (1927–1998) born in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, was a cockney accented British jazz saxophonist, who was most well known by the public for his radio shows and books. His BBC Radio 2 Sunday afternoon record show ran for many years until his death. He had a huge range of knowledge about the kind of music he liked, by classic composers like Kern and Cole Porter and jazz, and would introduce most records with details about the artist(s) and often moaned about the latest issues in music he disagreed with. Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Jump to: navigation, search Leeds Coat Of Arms Map sources for Leeds at grid reference SE297338 Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The White Yorkshire rose. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Cockney, in the loosest sense of the word, is a working-class inhabitant of the East End of London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ...

He also chaired a radio comedy panel game broadcast regularly on Radio 2 and the BBC World Service for 20 years; Jazz Score. Many jazz artists appeared on this show, stopping the contest to tell their own anectdotes about their career and other jazz musicians. (Although often some of the names would mean little to the general listener). Logo of the BBC World Service The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 43 languages to around 150 million people throughout the world. ...

He first appeared on the BBC in 1955 and worked regularly for it from then on. He also wrote and/or narrated many radio documentries about stage and film musical stars and Hollywood, his other main interest apart from jazz and sport. He also wrote for magazines, including Punch, and regularly for newspapers. He was a big fan of writer P. G. Wodehouse. Green's son, Dominic Green, is a guitarist and recently published a book about his father; Benny Green Words and Music (2003). ... Look up Punch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Punch can refer to: Punch from Punch and Judy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Called English literatures performing flea, P. G. Wodehouse, pictured in 1904, became famous for his complex plots, ingenious wordplay, and prolific output. ...

He died at the age of 70 of cancer in the Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey. Jump to: navigation, search Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ...

External link

• BBC Obituary