Who is Humphrey Littleton?
Humphrey Littleton was a noted jazz trumpeter and comedy host. He is credited with popularizing jazz throughout England, and collaborated with the greats of the Jazz Era, including Louis Armstrong. Later in his career, he became the host of the long-running British comedy radio show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Born in 1921, Humphrey Littleton grew up and was educated at the prestigious British boy’s school Eton, where his father was a teacher. He served in the Grenadier Guards during World War II, famously once came on shore holding both his gun and his trumpet. His first broadcast performance was accidental; he was recorded playing his trumpet on 8 May 1945, a day that would become known as Victory Europe or VE Day. After the war, Humphrey Littleton concentrated on his jazz career, scoring an early hit with his Bad Penny Blues. Although jazz was never as popular in England as it was in America, Littleton became known as a legend in the music community. At the request of NASA in 1968,
