for sales of 50,000 units in Canada and was nominated for a Juno award. During the late 1990s Appleyard performed at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Skitch Henderson and The New York Pops. The Japanese government invited him to perform at the Sapporo Jazz Festival. He received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award on 18 June 2012. He spent his final years living on a farm at Rockwood, Ontario. He died at his farm on 17 July 2013. Discography As leader Anything Goes (RCA Camden, 1957) The Vibe Sound of Peter Appleyard (Audio Fidelity, 1959) Percussive Jazz (Audio Fidelity, 1960) The Vibraphone of Peter Appleyard (Canadian Talent Library, 1963) Polished Appleyard (Canadian Talent Library, 1969) The Lincolnshire Poacher (Audat, 1973) Sophisticated Vibes (United Artists, 1976) Presents (Salisbury Laboratories, 1977) Peter Appleyard (New Ventures, 1979) Prelude to a Kiss (RCA Victor, 1982) Barbados Heat (Concord Jazz, 1990) Barbados Cool (Concord Jazz, 1991) Great Vibes with Strings (Rockwood, 2005) The Lost Sessions (Linus Entertainment, 2011) Sophisticated Ladies (Linus Entertainment, 2012) As guest Duke Ellington with the Ron Collier Orchestra, North of the Border in Canada (Decca, 1967) Skitch Henderson, Swinging with Strings (Arbors, 2001) Peanuts Hucko, Peanuts Hucko with the Pied Piper Quintet Featuring Peter Appleyard (World Jazz, 1979) Sherrie Maricle, John Mastroianni - Cookin' On All Burners (Stash, 1989) Sherrie Maricle, Live Concert (LRC, 1993) Bucky Pizzarelli, Four Brothers (Downtown, 2008) Lenny Solomon, After You've Gone (BayCities, 1991) Slam Stewart, The Cats Are Swinging (Sertoma, 1988) Mel Tormé, Sing Sing Sing (Concord Jazz, 1992) References 1928 births 2013 deaths British jazz vibraphonists English emigrants to Canada English jazz composers English male composers Male jazz composers Musicians from Lincolnshire Officers of the Order of Canada People from Cleethorpes