James W. Boyle
Jimmy Boyle | |
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| Born | James W. Boyle 26 July 1922 |
| Died | 8 May 1971 (aged 48) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, jazz musician |
| Children | Pamela Anne Miller (Boyle) and James P. S. Boyle[1] |
James W. Boyle (26 July 1922–8 May 1971), better known as Jimmy Boyle, was a Malaysian musician of Eurasian extraction.
Life
[edit]Boyle was born on 26 July 1922 on Kelawai Road, Georgetown, Penang (in what was then the Straits Settlements) to Jeanne Moissinac and John Walter Patrick Boyle, ethnic Eurasian Bumiputera parents of mixed French (maternal) and Irish (paternal) descent. He attended St. Xavier's Institution, and continued his education at Raffles College, Singapore. In 1946, he was hired by St. Xavier's to teach.[2]
Boyle would become a composer for the Classical Saxophone Quarter, NW University Brass Ensemble. His work has received praise from the likes of Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) and Jack Teagarden, and has been played on BBC and Voice of America.[3]
A proud moment in his life came about when one of his compositions, Kemegahan Negaraku (My Country's Majesty), was chosen to be played at midnight in conjunction with the birth of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.[3]
Death
[edit]On 8 May 1971, Boyle passed away of an intracerebral haemorrhage.[2]
Reference list
[edit]- ^ "A Tantalising Tribute to Jimmy Boyle". A Tantalising Tribute to Jimmy Boyle, Nostalgia, Tribute, Songs, Jazz, Trio, music, jimmyboyle.
- ^ a b Boyle, James P. S. (2015). "Jimmy Boyle's Sentiments as Revealed in the Manuscripts of Sketches of Songs and Instrumental Melodies". Malaysian Music Journal. 4: 84–104 – via Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.
- ^ a b Wong, Chun Wai (4 January 2014). "Penang's Kelawi Road where the Eurasians set words to music". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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