One of the lesser known Jewish bandleaders, but for ill health, Lou Preagar (sometimes spelt as Praegar) would
have lasted the distance. He showed himself willing and able to accept the new
styles of music that abounded post-war.
He was born in 1906 in Poplar son of a tailor (we are told).
He appeared in the music scene in a professional manner in the mid-twenties,
aged 19, having dabbled with bands in a semi-professional way before them while
working in an accountancy office.
