Ronnie Price

b. Ronald Frederick Price, 9 August 1923, Lancashire, England, d. 25 June 1996. Price began piano studies at the age of eight, then won several talent contests. However, he entered industry as an apprentice draughtsman but also formed a small band, playing dance dates in and around Manchester. He became a full-time professional musician in 1947, playing piano with Teddy Foster and his popular dance band. A few years later Price joined the Tito Burns Sextet, in which his brother, Derek Price, played drums for a while. He then played in several leading London bands, including Sy...