Jack Payne

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Jack Payne (August 22, 1899 - December 4, 1969) was a British dance music bandleader.

Payne served in the Royal Air Force during World War I, and led dance bands for the troops. In the 1920s he played in a six-piece band which became the house band at the London Hotel Cecil in 1925. This ensemble regularly performed on the BBC in the latter half of the decade. In 1928, Payne became the BBC Director of Dance Music, a post he held until leaving in 1932 to return to playing hotel venues.

Payne did some jazz recording, including with Garland Wilson. He toured South Africa and France in the 1930s. In 1941 he returned to the post of Director of Dance Music at the BBC, remaining there until 1946; following this he became a disc jockey. He died in 1969.

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• Jack Payne at All Music Guide