BOBBY BREEN (Jazz Singer, Bongos, Conga Drum)

Tubby Hayes's first band started at Southsea Pier on April 1st (prophetic) 1955, and struggled on until October 1956.
The original personnel in the photo was Harry South (piano), Pete Blannin (bass), Lennie Breslow (drums), Dave Usden, Dickie Hawdon (trumpet), Tubby & Jack Sharpe (tenors) and Mike Senn on alto. Bobbie Breen was singer & conga drum.  Later Dave Usden was replaced by Ian Hamer.  Lennie Breslow by Bill Eyden.

Bobby Breen (was the name borrowed from the American Child singer/actor) also sang with the John Dankworth band and had a very pronounced but endearing lisp - this gave a new slant with his enunciation and interpretation of Route 66 - as written by Bobby Troup - Jazz Pianist who was later married to Julie London and mastered her hit "Cry me a River"

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