Micky Ashman

Aliases: Mickey Ashman and His Band
Micky Ashman's Ragtime Jazz Band
Died: August 21, 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Bass player and former member of the Chris Barber Band. He first played with Chris Barber in one of the latter’s amateur bands in the early 1950s. By 1955 Micky had turned professional and was working in Humphrey Lyttelton’s band. In 1956 he joined Chris Barber once more. Micky played on just two albums with Chris Barber’s Jazz Band. He left the Barber band following the departure of Lonnie Donegan in 1956 joining Lonnie in what came to be one of the most popular musical acts in the UK in the late 1950s. In the early 1960s he was leading his own outfit: Micky Ashman’s Ragtime Jazzmen.
Related: Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Lyttelton's Band: bass 1956
Lonnie Donegan Lonnie Donegan and His Group: bass (1956-1960)