Pete King, co-founder of Ronnie Scott's, dies at 80

Jazz entrepreneur Pete King, who co-founded Ronnie Scott's nightclub half a century ago, has died aged 80. The east London born saxophonist was said to have been suffering from a prolonged period of illness and died yesterday afternoon.King played with Scott in a number of ensembles before the pair decided to open their joint venture in 1959. Scott took on the role of compere, while King ran the club day to day, booking artists from all over the world. Following the death of Scott in 1996 King c...

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