(1926-02-21)21 February 1926 Rochester, Kent, England
Died
(2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 76) Kingston-upon-Thames, England
Genres
Jazz, big band
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums
Years active
mid-1940s – 2001
Musical artist
Ronald Thomas Verrell (21 February 1926 – 22 February 2002) was an English jazz drummer. He played in two of the United Kingdom's "most famous"[1] big bands, the Ted Heath Orchestra and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Verrell also worked extensively in television, including as a drummer in Jack Parnell's ATV Orchestra and Sunday Night at the London Palladium. He also provided the drumming for The Muppet Show's Animal, and was a "Skinnerette" on The Frank Skinner Show.
The Scotsman called Verrell a "driving band drummer" and an "exciting soloist".[1]The Daily Telegraph said Verrell had a "rare combination of craftsmanship and bravura showmanship" and called him "Britain's best-known big band drummer for half a century".[2]
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