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James Blades

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Gender Male
Death25 years ago
Date of birth September 9,1901
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Peterborough
United Kingdom
Date of died May 19,1999
DiedCheam
Sutton
United Kingdom
GenresSeasonal
BooksPercussion instruments and their history
AlbumsBritten: The Turn Of The Screw
Record labels Decca Records
Decca/London
Job Percussionist
SongsFrom Every Spire on Christmas Eve
In Dulci Jubile
Chimes Introduction
I Saw Three Ships
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Tannenbaum
Once in Royal David's City
Silent Night, Holy Night
While Sheperds Watched
Joy the World
The First Nowell
Good King Wenceslas
O Little Town of Bethlehem
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Hark the Herald Angel Sing
Greensleves
While Shepherds Watched
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Ton
Verschiedene Schlagzeuginstrumente in der Gruppe
Joy to the World
Töne
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James Blades Life story


James "Jimmy" Blades OBE was an English percussionist. He was one of the most distinguished percussionists in Western music, with a long and varied career. His book Percussion Instruments and their History is a standard reference work on the subject. Blades was born in Peterborough in 1901.

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