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Isham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the A509 road, three miles south of Kettering and a mile to the west of Burton Latimer. The River Ise is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 772 people.
A bypass west of the village is planned by the county council.HMS Isham, a Ham class minesweeper was named after the village.
Isham has a shop, several churches, the Isham Church of England primary school and a pub ( Lilacs Inn).
Isham Cricket Club, which plays in Division 1 of the Northamptonshire County League, is based on the outskirts of the village between Isham and Orlingbury. Past players have included Stephen Fleming (New Zealand national cricket team captain) and Johann Myburgh (SA Titans). The village is home to a wild bird sanctuary known as Safewings, which cares for injured birds.
Isham Edgar Jones (January 31, 1894 – October 19, 1956) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter.
Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio, to a musical and mining family, and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, where he started his first band. In 1911 one of Jones' earliest compositions "On The Alamo" was published by Tell Taylor Inc. (Taylor had just formed a publishing company the year before when his song "Down By The Old Mill Stream" became a big hit.)
In 1915 Isham Jones moved to Chicago, Illinois. He performed initially at the Green Mill Gardens, then began playing at Fred Mann's Rainbo Gardens. Chicago remained his home base until 1932, when he reestablished himself in New York City. He also toured England with his orchestra in 1925.
The Isham Jones band made a series of popular gramophone records for Brunswick throughout the 1920s. His first 26 sides, made during his stint at Rainbo Gardens, were credited to Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra. By the end of 1920, the name was simply "Isham Jones Orchestra."
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