Jack Simpson and his Sextet
Jack Simpson , who formed his Sextet in May 1940. joined the Royal Dragoon Guards when he was fifteen and was the youngest mounted drummer in the Army. With the Horse Guards Band he used to appear in the Lord Mayor's shows and all the Tattoos. After twelve years' service, he took up dance-band music as a career, and has played drums, tympani, and xylophone with almost all the leading dance bands.