Ronnie Verrell

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Name = Ronnie Verrell


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Background = Non_vocal_instrumentalist.
Birth_name = Ronald Thomas Verrell
Alias = "Ronnie Verrell"
Born = birth date|1926|2|21|mf=y Rochester, Kent, England
Died = death date|2002|2|22|mf=y (at age 76) Kingston-upon-Thames, England
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Instrument = Drums.
Genre = Jazz, Big band.
Occupation = Drummer.
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Ronald 'Ronnie' Thomas Verrell (21 February 1926–22 February 2002) was an English jazz drummer. He played two of England's most famous big bands, The Ted Heath Orchestra and The Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Verrell also worked extensively in television and film, among other as a drummer in Jack Parnell's ATV Orchestra and "Sunday Night at the London Palladium". He also provided the drumming for "The Muppet Show's" Animal.

References

*Citation
last =Vacher
first =Peter
title = Obituaries: Ronnie Verrell
newspaper = The Guardian
year =2002
date =2002-03-19
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,669916,00.html
*Citation
last =Mathieson
first =Kenny
title = Obituaries: Ronnie Verrell
newspaper = The Scotsman
year =2002
date =2002-03-20
url = http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=306702002