About John Dykes Bower
Lived 1905 – 1981 (aged 75–76). John Dykes Bower was a British organist.
Sir John Dykes Bower (13 August 190529 May 1981) was an English cathedral organist who served in Truro Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral.
Background Bower was born in Gloucester into a musical family, a descendant of the hymn writer John Bacchus Dykes. Following his death in 1981, he was eulogised as "an austere perfectionist with a strong feeling for the big occasion." Major services he played included the Thanksgiving service after the Second World War and at the state funeral for Sir Winston Churchill. St Paul's Cathedral, 1936–1968
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British musician
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John Dykes Bower was born on 13 August 1905 in Gloucester.
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John Dykes Bower died in 1981.
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John Dykes Bower was an organist.
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