Editing Norrie Paramor (section)

==Early career==
Paramor was born in London on 15 May 1913.<ref name="Larkin"/> He left school at the age of fifteen and began working in an office. But he found his first musical work as pianist accompanist to [[Gracie Fields]], and from there became involved with London dance bands, among them [[Maurice Winnick]]'s orchestra.<ref name=ccpm>Reuben Musiker and Naomi Musiker. ''Conductors and Composers of Popular Music'' (1998), pp. 209-12</ref> During the war he served with the [[Royal Air Force]] and worked with [[Sidney Torch]] and [[Max Wall]], and became musical director for the [[Ralph Reader]] Gang shows, touring the world entertaining troops. 

He worked with [[Harry Gold (musician)|Harry Gold]] and his Pieces of Eight and toured with [[Bing Crosby]]. He also produced arrangements for [[Noël Coward]], [[Mantovani]] and [[Jack Buchanan]] during this period.