Lauderic Caton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lauderic Caton

Trinidad and Tobago musician

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1999

Profession: jazz guitarist, jazz musician

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Lauderic Caton (31 August 1910 – 19 February 1999) was a Trinidadian guitarist who settled in Britain in 1940.
He was an early proponent of the use of electric guitar in Britain, particularly in jazz music.
According to Val Wilmer, "he exercised a significant influence on Pete Chilver and Dave Goldberg, the two jazz guitarists more generally credited as British pioneers of the amplified instrument, while his students, official and unofficial, ranged from jazz exponents to the Nigerian highlife specialist Ambrose Campbell and Hank Marvin of the Shadows."