Claim: Cyril "Cy" Laurie, who was born on April 20, 1926 in London, England and died on April 18, 2002 in Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, was a bandleader and musician that played the clarinet and put his own band together in 1947.
Evidence: (1926-04-20)20 April 1926
London, England 18 April 2002(2002-04-18) (aged 75)
Stapleford Abbotts, Essex Cyril "Cy" Laurie (20 April 1926 – 18 April 2002) was an English jazz clarinetist and bandleader. He put together his own band in 1947; George Melly debuted in this ensemble in 1948.