Joshua Alexander Loss (born Joshua Zalig Loss; 22 June 1909 – 6 June 1990) was a British dance band leader and musician who founded his own eponymous orchestra. == Life == Loss was born in Spitalfields, London, the youngest of four children. His parents, Israel and Ada Loss, were Russian Jews and first cousins. His father was a cabinet-maker who had an office furnishing business. Loss attended the Jews' Free School, Trinity College of Music and the London College of... [more on Wikipedia]