Choose PDF type:
| Picture No | 12548385 |
| Date | 1940 |
| Description | Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson - band leader |
| Details |
Kenrick Reginald Hijmans Johnson (1914 - 1941), known as Ken "Snakehips" Johnson, jazz band leader and dancer. A leading figure in black British music of the 1930s. Johnson and his band had a residency at London's glamorous nightspot the Café de Paris. He was killed on 8 March 1941 during the Blitz when he was among 34 victims of a high explosive bomb falling straight onto the dancefloor.
|
| Source | Unattributed photograph in 'The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News', 6 September 1940, page 317 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
| Restrictions |
|
|
Thank you for visiting our website. If you are interested in licensing this image please email us at pictures@maryevans.com or telephone us on +44(0)20 8318 0034. If you are already registered to use this website, you can log in here. |