Nathaniel Charles Gonella, known as Nat Gonella, and born on March 7, 1908, in Islington, North London, was an English jazz trumpeter, bandleader, vocalist, and mellophonist. He started his professional career in 1924 with Archie Pitt’s Busby Boy's Band and discovered the music of Louis Armstrong. In 1935, Gonella formed the Georgians, a big band that became popular before World War II. He joined the army in 1941 and toured allied camps. Post-war, he reformed his band but faced a changing musical climate. In the 1960s, Gonella experienced a revival in traditional jazz and reformed the Georgians again in 1960. He also appeared on the television show This Is Your Life and BBC radio program Desert Island Discs. Despite retiring in 1973, he continued to perform occasionally. In 1997, his trumpet playing was sampled in White Town's Number 1 hit "Your Woman". Gonella died on August 6, 1998.
