Jack Payne (bandleader)

Jack Payne
Jack Payne in 1931
Background information
Birth nameJohn Wesley Vivian Payne
Born(1899-08-22)22 August 1899
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died4 December 1969(1969-12-04) (aged 70)
Tonbridge, Kent, England
GenresJazz, British dance band
Occupation(s)Bandleader, composer, vocalist, actor
LabelsColumbia, Rex, Imperial

John Wesley Vivian Payne (22 August 1899 – 4 December 1969) was a British bandleader who established his reputation during the British dance band era of the 1930s.

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