deaths
August 7, 1978
Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (born 1922)
Eddie Calvert
Albert Edward Calvert was an English trumpeter successful in the 1950s. Between 1953 and 1958 he achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including the two chart-toppers "Oh, Mein Papa" in 1954 and "Cherry Pink " in 1955. His nephew was Leon Calvert.