Alan Bown

English songwriter, trumpeter, and producer, born 21 July 1942 in Slough, Berkshire, England - died 16 December 2014. He spent two years as musician in the RAF (Royal Air Force), a year with "Roger Sutton's Embers" and three years with the [a97324]. He had his own band [a251742], aka The Alan Bown! and simply as Alan Bown, for six years, until February 1971 when he gigged around, notably with organist [a468457]. He joined [a339537] in February 1972.