2008 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. Take a look through the years and watch how the band has developed...

1958-1967 | 1968-1977 | 1978-1987 | 1988-1997 | 1998-2008
1968 Another massive hit with Andy Cooper's King Of The Swingers
1969  
1970

Ted Baldwin replaces Paddy Lightfoot on Banjo/Guitar and Johnny Parker takes up the Piano seat.

A big break for the band when they become a regular feature on the Morcambe and Wise TV show. here is a clip from the show; Andy Cooper singing Old Man Moe.

1971  
1972  
1973  
1974  
1975

The band receives one the biggest boosts ever when it is invited to be the resident band on Saturday Night At The Mill, the popular Saturday night TV programme on BBC1. Based at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, the show boasted a network audience of up to 9 million people. What more could you ask?

Here is a video of the band around 1975 playing their version of The Entertainmer.

1976  
1977 Vic Pitt leaves the band to join Chris Barber and makes way for John Benson, who stays for the next 25 years!