Original sentence: Charlesworth broke up his band, and from 1964 to 1969 worked for P & O fronting a band the cruise liners Canberra and Orsova.Charlesworth's group was signed by the Melodisc label, and they recorded their an EP in December 1957 and produced an LP was for Doug Dobell's 77 Records.Dick Charlesworth sang the title song of a comedy film In the Doghouse starring Leslie Phillips and featured in his own 15 minute musical short in 1963.He appeared on the BBC Radio series Jazz Score, a quiz show which encouraged its participants to relate anecdotes about their lives in jazz.He formed his first group in 1956 while still doing his day job, and his "Dick Charlesworth's Jazzmen" won the South London Jazz Band Championship in 1957.He signed a record contract with EMI and his group was remarketed as "Dick Charlesworth's City Gents".Their only single Billy Boy reached 41 in the British charts in May 1961.This was the time when light jazz was popular in the British charts as typified by  Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball, also attired in distinctive costumes
Edited sentence: Charlesworth broke up his band, and from 1964 to 1969 worked for P & O fronting a band on the cruise liners Canberra and Orsova.Charlesworth sang the title song of a comedy film, In the Doghouse, starring Leslie Phillips and featured in his own 15 minute musical short in 1963.Charlesworth's group was signed by the Melodisc label, and they recorded an EP in December 1957 and produced an album was for Doug Dobell's 77 Records.He appeared on the BBC Radio series, Jazz Score, a quiz show which encouraged its participants to relate anecdotes about their lives in jazz.He died following a heart attack in April 2008, at the age of 76.He formed his first group in 1956 while still doing his day job, and his 'Dick Charlesworth's Jazzmen' won the South London Jazz Band Championship in 1957.He signed a recording contract with EMI and his group was remarketed as 'Dick Charlesworth's City Gents'.Their only single, "Billy Boy", reached 41 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1961.This was the time when light jazz was popular in the British charts as typified by Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball, also attired in distinctive costumes