Lost two City fans in a week husband and wife Gill and Mike Whittaker . Their sonGreg is a journalistyoumayhave read his book about following City and England it’s a good read . His sister also went to city when younger. A real tragedy this last week for them . They were family friends / acquaintances through our kids at school .Condolences to Greg and Steph and mother Peggy - I hope they don’t mind- as Acun says we are a sort of family By the way if you read Greg’s book he can’t explain either !
Ralph Hooper, Old Hymerian and designer of the Hawker Harrier Jump Jet and the Hawk, forever associated with Brough. RIP.
Anthony 'Top' Topham, founding guitarist of The Yardbirds... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-aged-75-just-two-weeks-death-Jeff-Beck.html
Yardbirds guitarist Anthony 'Top' Topham dies aged 75 just two weeks after death of Jeff Beck who succeeded him in the pioneering blues band Anthony 'Top' Topham helped form rhythm and blues band The Yardbirds in 1963 The guitarist died on Monday after battling dementia for the last years of his life Topham adopted the name Sanderson Rasjid after joining the Subud movement
Marilyn Stafford, Photojournalist, Dies at 97. please log in to view this image An interesting and very talented woman, one of her earliest shots, taken 74 years ago... please log in to view this image
British actress Sylvia Syms, has passed away at the age of 89. Starred in 'Ice Cold in Alex' along with John Mills. RIP
Actress Sylvia Syms, best known for the films Ice Cold In Alex and Victim, has died at the age of 89, her family said. The former EastEnders star 'died peacefully' early on Friday at Denville Hall, a care home in London for those in the entertainment industry, at the age of 89. She will also be remembered for her role as Sister Diana in the 1958 war film Ice Cold In Alex, which chronicled the Western Desert campaign during World War II.
Tom Verlaine, aged 73. Singer and guitarist from the band Television. Marquee Moon is a brilliant album and sounds just as relevant today.
Barrett Strong, 81 - Motown stalwart who recorded their first ever hit in 1959, also had a hand in writing many of their greatest hits. RIP
Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, dies aged just 64: Was taken off life support three days after suffering stroke caused by smoking and high blood pressure Loring passed away on Saturday after family removed her from life support A friend said on Facebook the actress 'suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure' She played Wednesday on The Addams Family for 64 episodes from 1964 to 1966 Loring was married four times and is survived by her two daughters who were at her side when she died
Aforementioned first hit for Motown... Incredible list of songs he wrote and produced - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips; "War" by Edwin Starr; "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" by Paul Young; "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by the Undisputed Truth; and the long line of "psychedelic soul" records by the Temptations, including "Cloud Nine", "I Can't Get Next to You", "Psychedelic Shack", "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", amongst others.
He was credited as a writer on that first hit but Berry Gordy said it was a clerical error. You can be pretty sure he didn’t get writers royalties. Did you see the documentary on Motown in Britain and how it got the name (which was never used in America). A good watch. The bloke who came up with it and formed the first Motown fan club in this country was well treated by Berry Gordy and flown over to Detroit and met many of the stars who kept in touch with him for years. Link here if you didn’t see it and are interested.https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gqgp
Cindy Williams dies aged 75: Laverne & Shirley actress passes away after brief illness as family pay emotional tribute to 'kind, beautiful, and generous' star Williams' death was confirmed by her two children Zak and Emily Hudson who released a statement on Monday Williams was married to singer Bill Hudson, the father of actress Kate Hudson, from 1982 until 2000 The actress starred alongside Penny Marshall on all eight seasons of the legendary ABC series
