The Billy Burton Orchestra

Billy Burton and his Orchestra was a big band jazz orchestra formed by Major William Jones Burton, more known as Billy Burton, along with the Royal British Academy of Military Defence's (RBAMD) music club. It was led by Major Billy Burton and the orchestra consisted of some well known names in the military, such as Captain Harold Holmes, Second Lieutenant Florence Foster, Captain Elizabeth Smith, Group Captain Jimmy Byron, Colonel Juliette Green, and Brigadier Jasper Jones Graham. Smith and Byron are both more known for their work in the rock band, The Army Knives.

The orchestra played mostly covers of the Swing Era's big hits and other Jazz compositions, while also playing original compositions.