# Derek Watkins

> Derek Roy Watkins was an English jazz, pop, and classical trumpeter. Best known for his lead trumpet work on the soundtracks of James Bond films, Watkins recorded with British jazz bandleaders as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and The Beatles. Dizzy Gillespie called him "Mr. Lead".

*English jazz, pop and classical lead trumpet player (1945–2013)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/derek-watkins

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1945-03-02
- **Died:** 2013-03-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1313432/ (@nm1313432)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.derekwatkins.co.uk/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/269288)
- [ديريك واتكينس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3)
- [Derek Watkins](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watkins)
- [Derek Watkins](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watkins)
- [Derek Watkins (trumpeter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watkins_(trumpeter))
- [Derek Watkins](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watkins)
- [デレク・ワトキンス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9)
- [Derek Watkins](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watkins)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0905529e-d273-4f50-bce1-cb8efbf03d0d)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1200135)
- [Derek Watkins](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3083081)

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