Sheila Tracy

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Sheila Tracy (born January 10, 1934 as Sheila Lugg in Mullion (Cornwall) , † September 30, 2014 in Esher ) was a British broadcaster , radio presenter , author, jazz musician and singer. She began her career as a trombonist in women's bands in the 1950s.

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Tracy attended Truro Girls School and studied piano , violin and trombone at the Royal Academy of Music . Between 1956 and 1958 she was a member of the Ivy Benson All Girls Band . She then founded the singing and trombone duo The Tracy Sisters with her colleague Phyll Brown , which appeared on radio, television and in cabaret. In 1963 she went to BBC Television as a spokesperson and worked mainly on regional television until 1974. On July 16, 1974, she became the first female newscaster on BBC Radio 4 .

On BBC Radio 2 , Tracy conceived and presented the Truckers' Hour from 1977 onwards , based on a format that she had got to know during a visit to the USA. Starting in 1979, she presented concerts by the BBC Big Band for 21 years in the program Big Band Special and also presented the big band competition on BBC Radio 2. Sometimes she could play in the trombone set of the BBC Big Band at concerts that were not broadcast. After retiring in 2000, she presented big band music on private broadcasters such as Saga, Primetime and Pure Jazz Radio .

Tracy published a book of interviews with American jazz musicians ( Bands, Booze & Broads , 1995) and Talking Swing (1997) about British musicians from the 1930s to the 1950s. She also wrote two reference books.

In 1997 Tracy was honored as Freeman of the City in London and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. Temporarily she served as President of the British Trombone Society . She was married to actor John Arnatt from 1962 until his death in 1999 , with whom she had a child.

Fonts

  • Who's Who on Radio: Best Known Voices on British Radio. Kingswood: World's Work, 1983, ISBN 978-0437-1760-04
  • Who's Who in Popular Music in Britain. Kingswood: World's Work, 1984
  • Bands, Booze And Broads. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing 1995, ISBN 1-85158-850-7
  • Talking Swing: British Big Bands. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing 1997, ISBN 978-1851-5896-30

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Marcus Williamson: Sheila Tracy: Trombonist who became Britain's first woman newsreader before presenting 'Truckers Hour' and 'Big Band Special' . In: The Independent . October 4, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. ^ The Way We Were: former presenters . BBC. January 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Woman's Hour Society Archive: Woman News Readers . BBC. July 12, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Woman's Hour: Women and Big Bands . BBC. June 22, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Sheila Tracy passes away . British Trombone Society. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Tracy, Sheila
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lugg, Sheila (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British broadcaster, radio presenter, author, jazz musician and singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Mullion (Cornwall)
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 2014
Place of death Esher