Dick Charlesworth

Richard Anthony Charlesworth (8 January 1932 – 15 April 2008) was an English jazz clarinettist, saxophonist and bandleader.
Charlesworth was born and brought up in Sheffield and attended King Edward VII School. At 16, he became a clerk in the Ministry of Labour and was in due course transferred to London. He bought a clarinet and started playing jazz as a hobby in 1952-53.Times Obituaries Dick Charlesworth 19 April 2008 He was entirely self-taught, but became good enough... meer