Ivy Benson blue plaque

Leeds, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ivy Benson. Saxophonist, clarinettist and bandleader lived here 1919-1922. For over four decades from 1940 she led her famous "all-girls" dance band, performing in prestige venues at home and abroad. Her appointment as the BBC's Resident Dance Band in1943 confirmed her significant contribution to wo

men's equality. 1914-1993.

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