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New Thanksgiving family photo: Glad Clint was able to take time away from being on his death bed to appear in it.

One of the strangest pools on the planet.

A RUSSIAN-linked stall has been scrapped from Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market amid fears of Ukrainian backlash in the city hampshirechronicle.co.uk Access is blocked, but I have a VPN

Death Notice for Edward Kellett-Bowman, aged 91: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/260901/kellett-bowman Wonder how many of @Bibliogryphon's list of survivors remain alive.

Li Huanying dead at 101.

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, the famed Argentine activist, architect, painter, professor, sculptor and writer who was awarded the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his activity for the protection of democracy and human rights for the people of Latin America, is 91 today. In 1977, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was arrested and imprisoned, without a trial, for 14 months in which he was repeatedly tortured. Jamie Rose, American actress, primarily a television actress, who is probably widely known for her regular role as Vickie Gioberti, one of the young characters in the famous 1980s soap opera "Falcon Crest" from 1981 to 1983, is 63 today. Jamie Rose left "Falcon Crest" after only two seasons due to creative reasons, and she was replaced by Dana Sparks.

Stephen Hillenburg died on this day 4 years ago, aged 57. Hillenburg was a marine biologist who used a comic he created, called The Intertidal Zone, to educate his students. Among its characters was "Bob the Sponge": In 1987, Hillenburg left his job to pursue a career in animation- Hillenburg would direct many episodes of Rocko's Modern Life during its run from 1993 to 1996. After production on the show ended, Hillenburg pitched his own show to Nickelodeon- originally under the working title of Spongeboy Ahoy!, it got greenlit, and in 1999, premiered on the network as SpongeBob SquarePants. Hillenburg would occasionally provide voices, most notably as Potty, the puppet parrot of Patchy the Pirate, the president of the SpongeBob Fan Club (below). Hillenburg served as the showrunner from SpongeBob's inception until 2004, following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (that was intended to be the series finale). Hillenburg would eventually return to the show in 2014, and worked on the story to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, released in 2015. In March of 2017, Hillenburg announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, and he died after a 20-month battle. SpongeBob's 20th anniversary special ("SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout") and the third SpongeBob movie (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) were dedicated in his memory.

Mexican actor Hector Bonilha, very famous in Latin America for participating in the series Chaves, very popular here, dies He was 83 years old and battling kidney cancer. Morre aos 83 anos Héctor Bonilla, ator famoso no Brasil por participação em 'Chaves' | TV & Famosos | gshow (globo.com)

Looks like Lady Colin Campbell was right all along.

President Harding's porn name

Randy Jackson, the American Idol one.

Interesting fact : in 1904, there was approximately 1 600 000 000 humans on earth and among them, only one survived, Lucille Randon. Wonder how many people born in 2022, there will be left in 2140 (if ever there is a year 2140)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11351469/Mollie-King-gives-birth-baby-girl-fianc-Stuart-Broad.html Mollie King, formerly a member of british pop band The Saturdays and her fiance cricketer Stuart Broad, have become parents to a baby daughter Annabella.

Yasue Okai has now turned 114. Happy birthday!

Is Marita Camacho Quiross the most famous supercentenarian (known for other reason than her age) ? I think as a first lady she has to be

Her MWC tv dad Ed O'Neill was absent from the ceremony Might have been at his favorite hangout the nudey bar, maybe was too ill to attend

Mick Easterby (the oldest trainer who still has a licence - albeit only jointly) was at the final York meeting of the year. Did seem a tad more frail on his feet than some previous years but still looked very alert and capable for a man of his frame & age combination. Didn't snab a picture, was focusing more on the horses on that front, but don't think he's a great proposition for 2023 lists (for all he will obit, and many outside of racing circles wouldn't anticipate that). Mick Channon giving up the licence is somewhat concerning to me. Obviously there's the Sun article hightlighting his Bowel Cancer (or-post Bowel cancer - the current status is left a tad ambiguous at least when I skimmed the piece) but surely he'd have been a golden candidate to introduce a joint licence when the BHA introduced them. By all accounts, his son has been involved for a while and thus this development seems a tad more serious than is, perhaps, being let on. Oliver Sherwood sounds a lot better than last April, just watching his RTV interview after Queens Gamble won the other day. Not a complete longshot for next year but I'd say the interview is strong enough to count him out of Deathrace calculations. Backed a horse of Stella Barclay's at Wolverhampton on Saturday and noticed Alan Berry had given up training (the horse had arrived to her from his yard). Son of the famous Jack Berry so might get an obit at the very periphery of a broadsheet column of some description. Got no evidence to suggest it was illness related (quite frankly, he was a fairly lacklustre trainer - admittedly one that got embroiled in some minor controversy around 2009). In case it isn't something economically related thought I'd flag the name up in case somebody wanted to do some digging.

According to the latest reports Leslie Ash remains in a 'stable' condition hospital after a 'mystery virus' - nothing to do with the 'beating' she got from hubby Lee...oops, sorry, falling out of bed after a bout of boisterous lovemaking and breaking a rib and collapsing a lung (as you do!). How the hell did she hit the bedside table, you would have thought those inflated lips would have bounced her right back in to bed! Could it soon be a case of Leslie Ash's to Ashes?........

I've trimmed the list a little, dropping those who most likely won't QO, and a few others whose health has improved since the beginning of the year. I've still got three picks who I suspect have all left positions this year due to ill health, but at the moment I don't have any definite proof, and they may have all stood down for other reasons. As far as I'm aware none of these people have been discussed on here this year.

L Danny La Rue 26 Jul 1927 – 31 May 2009 (81) Guardian obit Wiki Irish singer and entertainer from Cork City, known for his drag act performances, awarded an OBE in 2002 18/12/1968 On Mother Kelly's Doorstep #33 Cleo Laine 28 Oct 1927 – Living Wiki UK jazz and pop singer and actress from Uxbridge, Middlesex, known for her scat singing and vocal range, awarded an OBE in 1979 and became a dame in 1997, widow of jazz musician and composer Sir Johnny Dankworth 29/12/1960 Let's Slip Away #42 14/09/1961 You'll Answer to Me #5 Frankie Laine 30 Mar 1913 – 06 Feb 2007 (93) Guardian obit Wiki American singer-songwriter and actor from Chicago, Illinois with a career spanning over 75 years and his music spanning the genres of pop standards, jazz, R&B, gospel, folk and country, married to actress Nan Grey (1918–1993) until her death 14/11/1952 High Noon (do Not Forsake Me) #7 14/11/1952 Sugarbush #8 Released as Doris Day and Frankie Laine 20/03/1953 The Girl in the Wood #11 03/04/1953 I Believe #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & his Orchestra 08/05/1953 Tell Me a Story #5 Released as Frankie Laine and Jimmy Boyd 04/09/1953 Where the Winds Blow #2 16/10/1953 Hey Joe #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & his Orchestra & The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer – Piano 30/10/1953 Answer Me #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & his Orchestra & The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer – Piano 08/01/1954 Blowing Wild #2 26/03/1954 Granada #9 16/04/1954 The Kid's Last Fight #3 13/08/1954 My Friend #3 08/10/1954 There Must be a Reason #9 22/10/1954 Rain, Rain, Rain #8 Released as Frankie Laine and The Four Lads 11/03/1955 In the Beginning #20 24/06/1955 Cool Water #2 Released as Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and his Orchestra and The Mellomen 15/07/1955 Strange Lady in Town #6 11/11/1955 Hummingbird #16 25/11/1955 Hawk-Eye #7 20/01/1956 Sixteen Tons #10 Released as Frankie Laine with Orchestra Conducted by Buddy Cole with The Mellomen 04/05/1956 Hell Hath No Fury #28 07/09/1956 A Woman in Love #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Percy Faith & his Orchestra 28/12/1956 Moonlight Gambler #13 26/04/1957 Love is a Golden Ring #19 Released as Frankie Laine and The Easy Riders 04/10/1957 Good Evening Friends / Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air #25 Released as Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray 13/11/1959 Rawhide #6 Theme to the TV series of the same name 11/05/1961 Gunslinger #50 Theme to the TV series of the same name The Lancastrians Wiki UK pop rock band from Altrincham, Cheshire, formed in 1963 and disbanded in 1967 with a reunion from 2001 to 2003 Terry Benson no info available John Fleury 1946 – Living Kevin Heywood no info available Barry Langtree 1945 – Living 24/12/1964 We'll Sing in the Sunshine #47 NB: Found Fleury and Langtree in the GRO due to their unique names. Can't find any bio info on the members in general though. Major Lance 04 Apr 1939 – 03 Sep 1994 (55) Independent obit Wiki American R&B singer from Winterville, Mississippi, became an iconic figure in Britain during the 1970s amongst enthusiasts of Northern Soul music, his daughter Keisha Lance Bottoms is the incumbent Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 13/02/1964 Um Um Um Um Um Um #40 Desmond Lane 25 Jul 1924 – 03 Dec 2015 (91) Discogs UK penny whistler and novelty act from Greenwich, London, nicknamed "The Penny-Whistle Man" 30/03/1956 Willie Can #13 Released as Alma Cogan with Choir and Orchestra Conducted by Frank Cordell (Penny Whistle, Desmond Lane) 01/06/1956 The Happy Whistler #22 Released as Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra featuring Desmond Lane, The Penny-Whistle Boy Don Lang 19 Jan 1925 – 03 Aug 1992 (67) Independent obit Wiki UK singer and trombonist from Halifax, West Yorkshire 04/11/1955 Cloudburst #16 Released as Don Lang and the Mairants-Langhorn Big Six 05/07/1957 School Day #26 Released as Don Lang and his Frantic Five / Cover of a single by Chuck Berry 23/05/1958 Witch Doctor #5 Released as Don Lang and his Frantic Five / Cover of a single by David Seville 10/03/1960 Sink the Bismarck #43 Mario Lanza 31 Jan 1921 – 07 Oct 1959 (38) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American tenor vocalist and actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died after suffering a pulmonary embolism, having taken part in a controversial weight loss program for an upcoming film role 14/11/1952 Because You're Mine #3 Featured in the 1952 film Because You're Mine 04/02/1955 The Drinking Song #13 18/02/1955 I'll Walk with God #18 22/04/1955 Serenade #15 B-side to The Drinking Song 14/09/1956 Serenade #25 This is a different song to the one above Julius La Rosa 02 Jan 1930 – 12 May 2016 (86) NY Times obit Wiki American traditional pop singer from Brooklyn, New York City, he was a staple on Arthur Godfrey's television show and was infamously fired live on air by Godfrey 04/07/1958 Torero #15 Lee Lawrence 01 Sep 1920 – 26 Feb 1961 (40) Mention of death Wiki UK traditional pop singer from Salford, Lancashire, died from a heart attack in Aruba whilst touring in the West Indies 20/11/1953 Crying in the Chapel #7 Released as Lee Lawrence with Ray Martin and his Orchestra 02/12/1955 Suddenly There's a Valley #14 Released as Lee Lawrence with Ray Martin and his Orchestra Steve Lawrence 08 Jul 1935 – 07 Mar 2024 (88) Daily Mail obit Wiki American singer and actor from New York City, New York, widower of pop singer Eydie Gorme 21/04/1960 Footsteps #4 18/08/1960 Girls, Girls, Girls #49 22/08/1963 I Want to Stay Here #3 Released as Steve and Eydie (with wife Eydie Gorme) Brenda Lee 11 Dec 1944 – Living Wiki American rock and roll and pop vocalist from Atlanta, Georgia, ranked fourth in the most hits on the U.S. charts in the 1960s (after The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Ray Charles), nicknamed "Little Miss Dynamite" for her petite statute at 4ft9, has won three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 17/03/1960 Sweet Nothin's #4 30/06/1960 I'm Sorry #12 20/10/1960 I Want to be Wanted #31 19/01/1961 Let's Jump the Broomstick #12 06/04/1961 Emotions #45 20/07/1961 Dum Dum #22 16/11/1961 Fool Number One #38 08/02/1962 Break it to Me Gently #46 05/04/1962 Speak to Me Pretty #3 21/06/1962 Here Comes That Feeling #5 13/09/1962 It Started All Over Again #15 29/11/1962 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree #6 17/01/1963 All Alone am I #7 28/03/1963 Losing You #10 18/07/1963 I Wonder #14 31/10/1963 Sweet Impossible You #28 09/01/1964 As Usual #5 09/04/1964 Think #26 10/09/1964 Is it True #17 10/12/1964 Christmas Will be Just Another Lonely Day #29 04/02/1965 Thanks a Lot #41 29/07/1965 Too Many Rivers #22 Curtis Lee 28 Oct 1939 – 08 Jan 2015 (75) Ultimate Classic Rock obit Wiki American doo-wop singer from Yuma, Arizona 31/08/1961 Pretty Little Angel Eyes #47 Jackie Lee 29 May 1936 – Living Wiki Irish pop singer from Clontarf, Dublin 10/04/1968 White Horses #10 Leapy Lee 02 Jul 1939 – Living Wiki UK pop singer from Eastbourne, Sussex 21/08/1968 Little Arrows #2 20/12/1969 Good Morning #29 Peggy Lee 26 May 1920 – 21 Jan 2002 (81) Guardian obit Wiki American jazz and pop singer-songwriter and actress from Jamestown, North Dakota 24/05/1957 Mr. Wonderful #5 15/08/1958 Fever #5 23/03/1961 Till There Was You #30 Peter Leeds 30 May 1917 – 12 Nov 1996 (79) LA Times obit Wiki American actor from Bayonne, New Jersey 27/07/1956 Rock Island Line / Heartbreak Hotel #24 Released as Stan Freberg and his Sniffle Group, Interruptions by Peter Leeds Raymond Lefevre 20 Nov 1929 – 27 Jun 2008 (78) Independent obit Wiki French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer from Calais 15/05/1968 Soul Coaxing #46 The Lemon Pipers Wiki American psychedelic rock band from Oxford, Ohio, Bill Bartlett was later a member of Ram Jam Bill Albaugh 09 Jan 1946 – 20 Jan 1999 (53) Bill Bartlett c. 1942 – Living Dale "Ivan" Browne 10 Mar 1945 – Living Bob "Reg" Nave 03 Nov 1944 – 28 Jan 2020 (75) Local obit Steve Walmsley 09 Jul 1948 – Living 07/02/1968 Green Tambourine #7 01/05/1968 Rice is Nice #41 NB1: Wikipedia and other sources are full of nonsense about the birth details of some of these. There's a good article here from 2008, which talks with the band members and gives their ages. Bartlett is the only one I can't find on Ancestry. NB2: According to his obituary, drummer turned talent agent Terry Porter (1947–2020) drummed on Green Tambourine as a stand-in. Ketty Lester 16 Aug 1934 – Living Wiki American traditional pop singer and actress from Hope, Arkansas 19/04/1962 Love Letters #4 19/07/1962 But Not For Me #45 The Lettermen Wiki American pop vocal trio from Las Vegas, Nevada Tony Butala 20 Nov 1940 – Living Bob Engemann 19 Feb 1935 – 20 Jan 2013 (77) Local obit Jim Pike 06 Nov 1936 – 09 Jun 2019 (82) NY Times obit 23/11/1961 The Way You Look Tonight #36 Hank Levine 09 Jun 1927 – Living Discogs American orchestra leader and clarinetist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 21/12/1961 Image #45 NB: The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book gives 1932. It must be wrong as this link (which also confirms Levine was living in 2018) states that he graduated from high school in 1944. The birth records for Pittsburgh and the residency records for Hendersonville, Tennessee confirm he was born in 1927. Jerry Lewis 16 Mar 1926 – 20 Aug 2017 (91) Guardian obit Wiki American comedian, actor and singer from Newark, New Jersey, nicknamed "The King of Comedy" and "The Total Filmmaker", performed in film, television and theatre as part of the duo Martin & Lewis (alongside Dean Martin) for ten years until their fallout, musician Gary Lewis (b. 1945) is his son 08/02/1957 Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody) #12 Jerry Lee Lewis 29 Sep 1935 – 28 Oct 2022 (87) Guardian obit Wiki American rock and roll singer-songwriter and pianist from Ferriday, Louisiana, an important pioneer of rockabilly music, his career began to falter after he married his 13 year old cousin, has won four Grammy Awards, inaugural inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 27/09/1957 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on #8 20/12/1957 Great Balls of Fire #1 11/04/1958 Breathless #8 23/01/1959 High School Confidential #12 01/05/1959 Lovin' Up a Storm #28 09/06/1960 Baby Baby Bye Bye #47 04/05/1961 What'd I Say #10 06/09/1962 Sweet Little Sixteen #38 14/03/1963 Good Golly Miss Molly #31 John Leyton 17 Feb 1936 – Living Wiki UK actor and singer from Frinton-on-Sea, Essex 03/08/1961 Johnny Remember Me #1 05/10/1961 Wild Wind #2 28/12/1961 Son This is She #15 15/03/1962 Lone Rider #40 03/05/1962 Lonely City #14 23/08/1962 Down the River Nile #42 21/02/1963 Cupboard Love #22 18/07/1963 I'll Cut Your Tail Off #36 20/02/1964 Make Love to Me #49 Released as John Leyton and The LeRoys Liberace 16 May 1919 – 04 Feb 1987 (67) NY Times obit Wiki American traditional pop and easy listening singer, pianist and actor from West Allis, Wisconsin, nicknamed "Mr. Showmanship" for his flamboyant and extravagant persona on and off stage, at the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s he was the highest paid entertainer in the world, one of the first artists to establish concert residency in Las Vegas 17/06/1955 Unchained Melody #20 19/10/1956 I Don't Care (as Long as You Care For Me) #28 Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen 21 May 1935 – 15 Mar 2013 (77) Guardian obit Wiki UK jazz clarinettist and bandleader from Potters Bar, Middlesex 07/09/1961 True Love #33 23/11/1961 King Kong #29 03/05/1962 Tavern in the Town #49 Bob Lind 25 Nov 1942 – Living Wiki American folk singer-songwriter from Baltimore, Maryland 10/03/1966 Elusive Butterfly #5 26/05/1966 Remember the Rain #46 Little Eva 29 Jun 1943 – 10 Apr 2003 (59) Guardian obit Wiki American pop singer from Belhaven, North Carolina 06/09/1962 The Loco-Motion #2 03/01/1963 Keep Your Hands Off My Baby #30 07/03/1963 Let's Turkey Trot #13 Little Richard 05 Dec 1932 – 09 May 2020 (87) BBC obit Wiki American rock and roll and R&B singer-songwriter and pianist from Macon, Georgia, real name Richard Penniman, inaugural inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 14/12/1956 Rip it Up #30 08/02/1957 Long Tall Sally #3 22/02/1957 Tutti Frutti #39 B-side to Long Tally Sally 08/03/1957 She's Got it #15 15/03/1957 The Girl Can't Help it #9 B-side to She's Got it 28/06/1957 Lucille #10 13/09/1957 Jenny Jenny #11 29/11/1957 Keep a Knockin' #21 28/02/1958 Good Golly, Miss Molly #8 11/07/1958 Ooh! My Soul #22 02/01/1959 Baby Face #2 03/04/1959 By the Light of the Silvery Moon #17 05/06/1959 Kansas City #26 11/10/1962 He Got What He Wanted #38 04/06/1964 Bama Lama Bama Loo #20 Little Tony and his Brothers Wiki Sammarinese/Italian rock and roll group, Little Tony based his stage name on Little Richard, the brothers were born in Tivoli, Italy but held citizenship of San Marino Alberto Ciacci 1938 – Living Antonio Ciacci 09 Feb 1941 – 27 May 2013 (72) Telegraph obit Enrico Ciacci 21 Nov 1942 – 13 Mar 2018 (75) Repubblica obit 15/01/1960 Too Good #19 Hank Locklin 15 Feb 1918 – 08 Mar 2009 (91) Guardian obit Wiki American country singer-songwriter and guitarist from McLellan, Florida, one of country music's early honky tonk singers, a member of the Grand Ole Opry for nearly 50 years 11/08/1960 Please Help Me, I'm Fallin' #9 15/02/1962 From Here to There to You #44 15/11/1962 We're Gonna Go Fishin' #18 05/05/1966 I Feel a Cry Coming on #29 Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra 05 Oct 1923 – 23 Jun 1976 (52) Mention of death Wiki UK orchestra leader and film composer from Greenwich, London 05/04/1957 Heart #14 Released as Max Bygraves with Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra The Locomotive Wiki UK group from Birmingham with material that cut across the genres of ska, soul, R&B and progressive rock, Chris Wood of Traffic was a member until 1966, Lamb became a successful record producer associated with UB40 Norman Haines 1946 – 22 June 2021 (75) Mention of death Mick Hincks 1949 – Living Bob Lamb Mar 1947 – Living Bill Madge no info available Mick Taylor no info available 16/10/1968 Rudi's in Love #25 Julie London 26 Sep 1926 – 18 Oct 2000 (74) Guardian obit Wiki American singer and actress from Santa Rosa, California, Cry Me a River became her signature song 05/04/1957 Cry Me a River #22 Laurie London 19 Jan 1944 – Living Wiki UK singer from Bethnal Green, London, recorded novelty and gospel songs in both English and German 08/11/1957 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands #12 Shorty Long 20 May 1940 – 29 Jun 1969 (29) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American soul singer-songwriter and record producer for Motown from Birmingham, Alabama, drowned when his boat crashed on the Detroit River in Michigan, Stevie Wonder played harmonica at his funeral 17/07/1968 Here Comes the Judge #30 The Long and the Short Discogs UK group from Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, appeared in the 1965 film Gonks Go Beat with Lulu, Grindley was also a member of the band that preceded The Troggs, McKinlay later became a country singer Alan Grindley 16 Nov 1945 – 24 Nov 2017 (72) Local obit Bob McKinlay 13 May 1942 – Living Les Saint Stuart no info available Bob Taylor no info available Gerry Watt no info available 10/09/1964 The Letter #35 24/12/1964 Choc Ice #49 NB: Useful link here confirming that Stuart, Taylor and McKinley are still about. Can't find anything on Scottish pianist Watt. Trini Lopez 15 May 1937 – 11 Aug 2020 (83) Variety obit Wiki American singer, guitarist and actor from Dallas, Texas, he also played one of “The Dirty Dozen” in the 1967 film of the same name, died from COVID-19 complications in August 2020 12/09/1963 If I had a Hammer #4 12/12/1963 Kansas City #35 12/05/1966 I'm Comin' Home, Cindy #28 06/04/1967 Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now #41 Lord Rockingham's XI Wiki UK group of session musicians, fronted by bandleader Harry Robinson, formed in 1958 and disbanded in 1959 Ronnie Black no info available Eric Ford n/a – 1994 Mention of death Ian Fraser 23 Aug 1933 – 31 Oct 2014 (81) Guardian obit Benny Green 09 Dec 1927 – 22 Jun 1998 (70) BBC obit Rex Morris no info available Kenny Packwood c. 1942 – deceased Reginald "Red" Price 30 May 1926 – 07 Feb 1984 (57) Mention of death Cyril Reuben 30 Apr 1930 – 27 Mar 2010 (79) Harry Robinson 19 Nov 1932 – 17 Jan 1996 (63) Mention of death Don Storer 15 Jan 1929 – 21 Aug 2006 (77) Local obit Bernie Taylor no info available Cherry Wainer 02 Mar 1935 – 14 Nov 2014 (79) Telegraph obit Reg Weller 19 Mar 1916 – 13 Jul 2007 (91) Mention of death 24/10/1958 Hoots Mon #1 06/02/1959 Wee Tom #16 NB: This link confirms that there were originally 11 members, before growing to 13. This book tends to confirm that they all played on the recording sessions. Jerry Lordan 20 Apr 1934 – 24 Jul 1995 (61) Mention of death Wiki UK pop singer-songwriter from Paddington, London 08/01/1960 I'll Stay Single #26 26/02/1960 Who Could be Bluer? #16 02/06/1960 Single Like an Angel #36 Sophia Loren 20 Sep 1934 – Living Wiki Italian actress and singer from Rome, became the first actor or actress to win an Oscar in a leading role category for a foreign-language performance, also won a Grammy and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, considered to be one of the last leading actresses from Hollywood's Golden era. 10/11/1960 Goodness Gracious Me #4 Released as Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren 12/01/1961 Bangers and Mash #22 Released as Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren Los Bravos Wiki Spanish beat group from Madrid, formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1968, Fernandez committed suicide in May 1967, Martinez died in a motorcycle accident in June 1990 whilst en route to the recording studio Manuel Fernandez 29 Sep 1943 – 20 May 1967 (23) FindAGrave memorial Pablo Gomez 05 Nov 1943 – Living Mike Kogel 25 Apr 1944 – Living Antonio Martinez 03 Oct 1945 – 19 Jun 1990 (44) FindAGrave memorial Miguel Vicens 21 Jun 1943 – 12 Feb 2022 (78) Obit 30/06/1966 Black is Black #2 08/09/1966 I Don't Care #16 Los Indios Tabajaras Wiki Brazilian guitar duo from Ceará, composed of two brothers Antemor Lima 25 Jun 1925 – 15 May 1997 (71) Mention of death Natalicio Lima 19 Jun 1918 – 15 Nov 2009 (91) Independent obit 31/10/1963 Maria Elena #5 Joe Loss and his Orchestra 22 Jun 1909 – 06 Jun 1990 (80) NY Times obit Wiki UK dance bandleader, arranger and composer from Spitalfields, London, awarded an OBE in 1978 29/06/1961 Wheels Cha Cha #21 19/10/1961 Sucu Sucu #48 29/03/1962 The Maigret Theme #20 01/11/1962 Must be Madison #20 05/11/1964 March of the Mods #31 Bonnie Lou 27 Oct 1924 – 08 Dec 2015 (91) Telegraph obit Wiki American country and rockabilly singer from Towanda, Illinois, one of the first female rock and roll acts 05/02/1954 Tennessee Wig Walk #4 John D. Loudermilk 31 Mar 1934 – 21 Sep 2016 (82) Guardian obit Wiki American country singer-songwriter and guitarist from Durham, North Carolina 04/01/1962 Language of Love #13 Geoff Love and his Orchestra [see Manuel and his Music of the Mountains] Love Affair Wiki UK pop and soul band from London, formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1971 Maurice Bacon 26 Jan 1952 – Living Rex Brayley 03 Jan 1948 – Living Steve Ellis 07 Apr 1950 – Living Morgan Fisher 01 Jan 1950 – Living Lynton Guest 28 Nov 1951 – Living Mick Jackson 27 Jan 1950 – Living 03/01/1968 Everlasting Love #1 Cover of a single by Robert Knight 17/04/1968 Rainbow Valley #5 Cover of a single by Robert Knight 11/09/1968 A Day Without Love #6 19/02/1969 One Road #16 16/07/1969 Bringing on Back the Good Times #9 Love Sculpture Wiki UK blues rock band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1970, Dave Edmunds later went on to form the rock band Rockpile in the 1970s John David 19 Jan 1946 – Living Dave Edmunds 15 Apr 1944 – Living Rob "Congo" Jones 13 Aug 1946 – Living 27/11/1968 Sabre Dance #5 The Lovin' Spoonful Wiki American rock band from New York City, New York, formed in 1965 Steve Boone 23 Sep 1943 – Living Joe Butler 16 Sep 1941 – Living John Sebastian 17 Mar 1944 – Living Zal Yanovsky 19 Dec 1944 – 13 Dec 2002 (57) Guardian obit 14/04/1966 Daydream #2 14/07/1966 Summer in the City #8 05/01/1967 Nashville Cats #26 09/03/1967 Darling be Home Soon #44 Jim Lowe and the High Fives 07 May 1923 – 12 Dec 2016 (93) NY Times obit Wiki American rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter from Springfield, Missouri 26/10/1956 The Green Door #8 The Norman Luboff Choir 14 May 1917 – 22 Sep 1987 (70) NY Times obit Wiki American choir director and arranger from Chicago, Illinois 16/10/1953 Hey Joe #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & his Orchestra & The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer – Piano 30/10/1953 Answer Me #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & his Orchestra & The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer – Piano Robin Luke 20 Mar 1942 – Living Wiki American rock and roll singer from Los Angeles, California 17/10/1958 Susie Darlin' #23 Lulu 03 Nov 1948 – Living Wiki UK pop rock singer-songwriter and actress, born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire and raised in Dennistoun, Glasgow, recorded the title song for the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, represented the United Kingdom in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest with her winning entry of Boom Bang-a-Bang, awarded an OBE in 2000 and a CBE in 2021 14/05/1964 Shout #7 Released as Lulu and the Luvvers 12/11/1964 Here Comes the Night #50 17/06/1965 Leave a Little Love #8 02/09/1965 Try to Understand #25 13/04/1967 The Boat That I Row #6 29/06/1967 Let's Pretend #11 08/11/1967 Love Loves to Love Love #32 28/02/1968 Me, the Peaceful Heart #9 05/06/1968 Boy #15 06/11/1968 I'm a Tiger #9 12/03/1969 Boom Bang-a-Bang #2 The UK's entry for the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest (joint winner) 22/11/1969 Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool For You Baby) #47 Bob Luman 15 Apr 1937 – 27 Dec 1978 (41) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American country and rockabilly singer-songwriter, born in Blackjack, Texas and raised in Nacogdoches, Texas 08/09/1960 Let's Think About Living #6 15/12/1960 Why, Why, Bye, Bye #46 04/05/1961 The Great Snowman #49 Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers Wiki (Lymon) / Wiki (The Teenagers) American doo-wop group from Harlem, New York City, New York, formed in 1954, Lymon left the group to go solo in 1957 to little success, he died in February 1968 of a heroin overdose Sherman Garnes 08 Jun 1940 – 26 Feb 1977 (36) FindAGrave memorial Frankie Lymon 30 Sep 1942 – 27 Feb 1968 (25) FindAGrave memorial Jimmy Merchant 10 Feb 1940 – Living Joe Negroni 09 Sep 1940 – 05 Sep 1978 (37) FindAGrave memorial Herman Santiago 18 Feb 1941 – Living 29/06/1956 Why do Fools Fall in Love #1 Released as Frankie Lymon featuring The Teenagers 29/03/1957 I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent #12 12/04/1957 Baby Baby #4 B-side to I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent 20/09/1957 Goody Goody #24 In reality a solo recording by Lymon despite the billing Kenny Lynch 18 Mar 1938 – 18 Dec 2019 (81) Guardian obit Wiki UK singer-songwriter and actor from Stepney, London, at the time of his singing career he was one of the very few Black artists on the British music scene, awarded an OBE in 1970 30/06/1960 Mountain of Love #33 13/09/1962 Puff (Up in Smoke) #33 06/12/1962 Up on the Roof #10 20/06/1963 You Can Never Stop Me Loving You #10 16/04/1964 Stand by Me #39 27/08/1964 What am I to You #37 17/06/1965 I'll Stay by You #29 Patti Lynn 05 Nov 1943 – Living Discogs UK singer from Sunderland 10/05/1962 Johnny Angel #37 Vera Lynn 20 Mar 1917 – 18 Jun 2020 (103) BBC obit Wiki UK traditional pop singer-songwriter and actress from East Ham, Essex, she was hugely popular during the Second World War and earned the nickname the “Forces’ Sweetheart” for her support of the armed personnel, in 2009 she became the oldest living female artist to top the UK Albums Chart aged 92, and in 2014 topped her own record aged 97, awarded an OBE in 1969 and promoted to a Dame in 1975 14/11/1952 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart #10 14/11/1952 Forget Me Not #5 14/11/1952 The Homing Waltz #9 05/06/1953 The Windsor Waltz #11 15/10/1954 My Son, My Son #1 Released as Vera Lynn with Frank Weir, his Saxophone, his Orchestra and Chorus 08/06/1956 Who are We #30 26/10/1956 A House with Love in it #17 15/03/1957 The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love) #29 21/06/1957 Travellin' Home #20 Barbara Lyon 09 Sep 1931 – 10 Jul 1995 (63) Independent obit Wiki American/UK traditional pop singer, born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California but primarily active in Britain 24/06/1955 Stowaway #12 21/12/1956 Letter to a Soldier #27 Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band Wiki UK jazz musician and accompanying band. Lyttelton was also a composer and broadcaster from the aristocratic Lyttelton family, born at Eton College, Buckinghamshire, his record Bad Penny Blues was the first British jazz record to get into the Top Twenty, he was best known for hosting I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on BBC Radio 4 between 1972 and 2007, also a cartoonist and contributed to the Flook comic strip series in the Daily Mail newspaper Jim Bray 24 Apr 1927 – 2007 (~80) Ancestry page Stan Greig 12 Aug 1930 – 18 Nov 2012 (82) Guardian obit Humphrey Lyttelton 23 May 1921 – 25 Apr 2008 (86) Independent obit Johnny Parker 06 Nov 1929 – 11 Jun 2010 (80) Guardian obit 13/07/1956 Bad Penny Blues #19 NB: Lyttelton's band was generally an eight piece but as confirmed here, only four musicians recorded on this single.

Not sure if he is "famous enough" to become an UK-Obit....?

Karla Alvarez Mexican Telenova star usually in the villianess roles is dead at 41 from respiratory failure. According to the article she was rumored to be battling alcoholism and an eating disorder.

Assisted suicide law, probably helps us hereabouts. Makes Noel Mar-tin's case clearer and - despite what Paul the Postie seemed to think at work today - won't stop all those topping themselves from getting news coverage.

That's debatable. Sorry, I got her mixed up with Lady Bird Johnson. As you do. Edited, thanks. P.S. I wonder how well the DL would do if they picked only candidates of past DL's for the 2008 list?

Am I the only one confused by the following line in the linked report? All the other tortoises given as gifts to Clive died soon after they arrived in Calcutta, formerly known as Calcutta, he said.