My friend Norman Blow, who has died aged 89, was a musician and much-loved teacher who lived a full and varied life with energy, charm and a wicked sense of humour.
Born in Farnborough, Hampshire, Norman was a country boy. His first day at school was within days of the outbreak of the second world war. As the blitz began, his parents, Leonard Blow, an engineer, and Winifred (nee Organ), who had worked in domestic service, moved the family into London, where they opened a grocer’s shop.
