mjmooney Posted June 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, veloman said: I really went to see Wizzard's first B/ham gig 'cos I knew the keyboard player. Bill Hunt? I used to work with his sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Bill Hunt? I used to work with his sister. Yep , that's him ! Plays :- keyboards, French Horn and bass (he has/had a Hofner Violin as per McCartney). Played with him a couple of times - brilliant musician - way out of my league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, veloman said: Yep , that's him ! Plays :- keyboards, French Horn and bass (he has/had a Hofner Violin as per McCartney). Played with him a couple of times - brilliant musician - way out of my league. Sandra Hunt was a smashing lass, sadly I've lost touch with her. She told me a great story of how when they were at school, Bill used to bring his mate Steve back to their parents' house, and he'd play their mum's piano and belt out Ray Charles numbers - much to Sandra's annoyance while she was trying to do her homework. So she has the distinction of being one of the few people to have told Steve Winwood to shut up and stop singing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Great Story. Not sure where in Great Barr Bill lived but Steve Winwood lived in Atlantic Road IIRC. Bill studied music at B/ham School of Music (I think it was) - he could sight read fly shit. After leaving Wizzard , he obtained a Teaching Certificate and worked as a peripatetic music teacher. I was privileged to play on the same stage as him. I've lost touch with him too but believe he has retired from gigging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) R.I.P Kurt Thomas, gold-medal winning World Champion gymnast and star of a "hugely entertaining" movie 'Gymkata'....well I it loved as a youngster! https://variety.com/2020/film/news/kurt-thomas-gymnast-dead-dies-world-champion-olympics-gymkata-1234627183/ Edited June 7, 2020 by Zhan_Zhuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Ricky Valance, Welsh pop singer of hits such as Tell Laura I Love Her, has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Seat68 said: Ricky Valance, Welsh pop singer of hits such as Tell Laura I Love Her, has died. Used to get him confused with Ritchie Valens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted June 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2020 Did he specialize in electron-ic music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Not sounding good for Willie thorne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choffer Posted June 16, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2020 RIP Bob. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 16, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2020 Aaawww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, choffer said: RIP Bob. Wow. I knew this would happen eventually but it's still very sad. James Bowen must be in bits. That cat really did save his life. Edited June 16, 2020 by rjw63 Ridiculous typo thanks to spastic autocorrect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 16 hours ago, villa4europe said: Not sounding good for Willie thorne He's gone this morning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 17 hours ago, villa4europe said: Not sounding good for Willie thorne RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Yet another K-pop star dead, Yohan from a band called TST. Yeah, never heard of him either but in hindsight I should have gone K-pop instead of codeine-rappers with my list. They are dropping like flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Vera Lynn gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted June 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2020 We won’t meet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welnik Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Bugger, another miss! I should have stuck with last year's picks. Bollocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 The BBC got their obituary video out quick. I wonder how long they've been holding onto it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Vera Lynn gone Your turn Prince Phillip, you've won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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