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Dave Wilkins was born on September 25, 1914 in Barbados. He  first played in Salvation Army bands in his native country. In 1937, he moved to London, England, where he worked with Ken Snakehips Johnson’s West Indian Swing Band among others.

He recorded with Una Mae Carlisle and Fats Waller in 1938, and continued to work with Johnson until 1941. Following this, he played with English jazz musicians such as Ted Heath, Harry Parry, Joe Daniels and Cab Kaye.

Trumpeter Dave Wilkins, who stopped playing in the 1970s, died on November 26, 1990 in London, England.

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