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90% of Scottish Wikipedia has been written by a 13-year-old furry from North Carolina who doesn't actually speak any Scottish, thinks it's just English written in a Groundskeeper Willie accent.

Oh give everyone else a chance to catch up, fuck sake Probably because they aren’t doing what we are, which is not count a lot of the deaths. We exclude from the tally people with existing illnesses, people who tested positive 28 days or more before their death, care home residents, NHS workers, people who’s name begins with a letter in the first half of the alphabet, people who’s star sign has a negative horoscope...

Team submitted.

I'm more insulted by the fact he's given Celtic and Rangers 9000 word War and Peace entries, and yet here is Partick Thistle's entire entry...

Marita Camacho Quiros, former first lady of Costa Rica, turned 109 this year according to this article https://www.lateja.cr/nacional/exprimera-dama-marita-de-orlich-cumple-hoy-109/F7FTZMUEUJDIFLCOK5T5T2NAZM/story/

If only.

What do you suggest we do about it?

And two more from the same vintage Two nuns on a cycle ride through an old city One - I've never come this way before Other - Nor me, it must be the cobblestones... Definition of temptation - a nun doing press-ups in a cucumber field

Happy 90th birthday sir Connery, Sean Connery, the OG James Bond

While browsing queer people I discovered James Ivory just turned 92. Not directed anything in like 10 years, however he did win Academy Award and BAFTA in 2017 for Best Adapted Screenplay in regards to the film Call Me by Your Name.

Appeals his genocide conviction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53901737 Mentions delays due to his health issues. Wore a mask to his first hearing. Mentions his surgery for a benign polyp on his colon.

Sorry, I thought you'd changed your original prediction. My bad. I'll update it tonight when I get in from work.

Michael Cohen (dodgy lawyer) is 54 Billy Ray Cyrus is 59 Tim Burton is 62 Gene Simmons is 71 Sean Connery is 90

With Blockbusters Bob Holness playing Bond before Connery.

Technically Barry Nelson was the OG James Bond.

Nun in the bath, knock on the door ‘it’s the blind man’ a voice calls out. Nun thinks ‘that’s ok he can’t see me’ ’ok come in’ she calls. Man walks in ‘nice tits love, I’ve come to hang your blinds’.

Players hoping to win via unique picks

Yulia Tymoshenko, whose health has never been great since the whole imprisonment on dubious charges thing, is now in a serious condition with covid.

Will be throwing something together this week, the categories do lead to a certain "fuck it they'll do" approach.

F Shelley Fabares 19 Jan 1944 – Living Wiki American actress and singer from Santa Monica, California, best known for her role in The Donna Reed Show 26/04/1962 Johnny Angel #41 Fabian 06 Feb 1943 – Living Wiki American singer and actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who became a teen idol in the late 1950s 10/03/1960 Hound Dog Man #46 Featured in the 1960 film Hound Dog Man Fairport Convention Wiki UK folk rock band from London, Lamble died in May 1969 in a van crash involving the band, Denny died in April 1978 after falling at her home, having been struggling with alcohol abuse for some time, Thompson was made an OBE in 2011 and Hutchings was made an MBE in 2015 Sandy Denny 06 Jan 1947 – 21 Apr 1978 (31) FindAGrave memorial Ashley Hutchings 26 Jan 1945 – Living Martin Lamble 28 Aug 1949 – 12 May 1969 (19) FindAGrave memorial Simon Nicol 13 Oct 1950 – Living Richard Thompson 03 Apr 1949 – Living 23/07/1969 Si tu dois partir #21 French version of If You Gotta Go, Go Now by Bob Dylan Adam Faith 23 Jun 1940 – 08 Mar 2003 (62) Guardian obit Wiki UK singer, actor, and later a financial journalist from Acton, Middlesex, became a teen idol in 1960s, became the first artist to score their first seven hits inside the top 5 20/11/1959 What do You Want #1 22/01/1960 Poor Me #1 14/04/1960 Someone Else's Baby #2 30/06/1960 When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Made You #5 15/09/1960 How About That #4 17/11/1960 Lonely Pup (in a Christmas Shop) #4 09/02/1961 Who am I / This is it! #5 27/04/1961 Easy Going Me #12 20/07/1961 Don't You Know it #12 26/10/1961 The Time has Come #4 18/01/1962 Lonesome #12 03/05/1962 As You Like it #5 30/08/1962 Don't That Beat All #8 Released as Adam Faith with Johnny Keating and his Orchestra 13/12/1962 Baby Take a Bow #22 31/01/1963 What Now #31 Released as Adam Faith with Johnny Keating and his Orchestra 11/07/1963 Walkin' Tall #23 19/09/1963 The First Time #5 Released as Adam Faith and the Roulettes 12/12/1963 We are in Love #11 Released as Adam Faith and the Roulettes 12/03/1964 If He Tells You #25 Released as Adam Faith and the Roulettes 28/05/1964 I Love Being in Love with You #33 Released as Adam Faith and the Roulettes 26/11/1964 A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird) #12 11/02/1965 Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself #23 17/06/1965 Someone's Taken Maria Away #34 20/10/1965 Cheryl's Goin' Home #46 Percy Faith 07 Apr 1908 – 09 Feb 1976 (67) FindAGrave memorial Wiki UK bandleader, composer and conductor from Toronto, Ontario, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards, won two Grammy Awards 15/04/1955 Stranger in Paradise #1 Released as Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & his Orchestra & Chorus 07/09/1956 A Woman in Love #1 Released as Frankie Laine with Percy Faith & his Orchestra 05/03/1960 Theme From "A Summer Place" #2 Marianne Faithfull 29 Dec 1946 – Living Wiki UK singer-songwriter and actress from Hampstead, London, was one of the leading female artists during the British Invasion in the States, started her career after attending a party thrown by The Rolling Stones, from 1966 to 1970, she had a highly public relationship with Mick Jagger, during the 1970s she had become a homeless heroin addict before making a commercial comeback in 1979 13/08/1964 As Tears Go by #9 18/02/1965 Come and Stay with Me #4 06/05/1965 This Little Bird #6 22/07/1965 Summer Nights #10 04/11/1965 Yesterday #36 Cover of a single by The Beatles 09/03/1967 Is This What I Get For Loving You #43 Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames Wiki UK group who spanned the genres of R&B, soul, ska, jazz and pop, fronted by singer and pianist Georgie Fame from Leigh, Lancashire, originally they were a backing band for Billy Fury before finding success with Fame took over as vocalist, Green was also a member of Nero and the Gladiators, Mitchell later joined The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hughes died in a house fire in January 1966, Barton died from septicaemia due to heroin use in May 1968 Neeomi "Speedy" Acquaye 07 Jun 1931 – 15 Sep 1993 (62) Mention of death Cliff Barton 1944 – 16 May 1968 (~23) Mention of death Peter Coe 21 Nov 1930 – 16 Mar 2009 (78) Guardian obit Bill Eyden 04 May 1930 – 15 Oct 2004 (74) Telegraph obit Georgie Fame 26 Jun 1943 – Living Colin Green no info available Glenn Hughes c. 1936 – Jan 1966 (~29) Mention of death Tex Makins 03 Jul 1940 – 22 Feb 2017 (76) Mitch Mitchell 09 Jul 1946 – 12 Nov 2008 (62) Guardian obit Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton 19 Oct 1931 – Living 17/12/1964 Yeh Yeh #1 04/03/1965 In the Meantime #22 29/07/1965 Like We Used to be #33 28/10/1965 Something #23 23/06/1966 Get Away #1 22/09/1966 Sunny #13 Released as Georgie Fame / Cover of a single by Bobby Hebb 22/12/1966 Sitting in the Park #12 23/03/1967 Because I Love You #15 Released as Georgie Fame 13/09/1967 Try My World #37 Released as Georgie Fame 13/12/1967 The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde #1 Released as Georgie Fame 09/07/1969 Peaceful #16 Released as Georgie Fame 13/12/1969 Seventh Son #25 Released as Georgie Fame NB: Lineup was taken from this archived Geocities site. Family Wiki UK rock band from Leicester, Leicestershire, originally called The Farinas Roger Chapman 08 Apr 1942 – Living Jim King 05 May 1942 – 06 Feb 2012 (69) Mention of death Rob Townsend 07 Jul 1947 – Living John Weider 21 Apr 1947 – Living John "Charlie" Whitney 24 Jun 1944 – Living 01/11/1969 No Mule's Fool #29 The Family Dogg Wiki UK harmony vocal group, Hammond is a prolific songwriter and received an OBE in 2000, Holmes later had a solo career using the stage name Kristine Sparkle Doreen De Veuve Apr 1941 – Living Albert Hammond 18 May 1944 – Living Mike Hazlewood 24 Dec 1941 – 06 May 2001 (59) Variety obit Christine Holmes 25 Feb 1950 – Living Pam "Zooey" Quinn no info available Steve Rowland 03 Sep 1932 – Living 28/05/1969 A Way of Life #5 Chris Farlowe 13 Oct 1940 – Living Wiki UK rock, blues and soul singer from Islington, London 27/01/1966 Think #37 Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 23/06/1966 Out of Time #1 Cover of a song by The Rolling Stones 27/10/1966 Ride on, Baby #31 Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 16/02/1967 My Way of Giving #48 29/06/1967 Moanin' #46 13/12/1967 Handbags and Gladrags #33 Later popularised by Rod Stewart, and then Stereophonics Jack Fascinato 11 Sep 1915 – 25 Dec 1994 (79) Mention of death Discogs American orchestra leader, pianist and conductor from Bevier, Missouri 06/01/1956 Sixteen Tons #1 Released as Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato Jose Feliciano 10 Sep 1945 – Living Wiki Puerto Rican-born American singer and composer 18/09/1968 Light My Fire #6 Cover of a single by The Doors 18/10/1969 And the Sun Will Shine #25 The Fendermen Wiki American pop and rockabilly duo from Wisconsin, formed in 1959 after meeting as university students and disbanded in 1963 Phil Humphrey 26 Nov 1937 – 29 Mar 2016 (78) Obit Jim Sundquist 26 Nov 1937 – 04 Jun 2013 (75) Obit 18/08/1960 Mule Skinner Blues #32 Peter Fenton Sep 1937 or 1941 – deceased Discogs UK singer, real name Peter Biggs 10/11/1966 Marble Breaks, Iron Bends #46 NB: The link here says that he was born in Canada in 1941, but then the description in the YouTube link above says he was born in Yorkshire. It also mentions that he is deceased in several comments. This gives his real name as Peter Biggs and suggests he was born in September 1937. Shane Fenton and the Fentones Wiki UK rock and roll group, formed in 1960 and disbanded by 1964, lead singer Bernard Jewry (who assumed the name Shane Fenton in the band) later had a successful solo career in the 1970s as Alvin Stardust Bill "Bonney" Oliver c. 1939 – Living Mick Eyre 1942 – Dec 2019 (~77) Mention of death Shane Fenton (aka Bernard Jewry) 27 Sep 1942 – 23 Oct 2014 (72) Guardian obit Tony Hinchcliffe 1940 – Living Jack "Jerry" Wilcock 1940 – Living 26/10/1961 I'm a Moody Guy #22 01/02/1962 Walk Away #38 05/04/1962 It's All Over Now #29 19/04/1962 The Mexican #41 Released as The Fentones 12/07/1962 Cindy's Birthday #19 27/09/1962 The Breeze and I #48 Released as The Fentones NB1: Lineup for The Mexican and The Breeze and I are listed here. George Rodda, Bobby Elliott (who also played with The Hollies) and Don Burrell are all listed as drummers in several places. However, sources here and here confirm that they played with the band after their last hit, with Rodda being the first replacement drummer in October 1962. NB2: This Aug 2019 interview with Hinchcliffe provides a newspaper clipping from Feb 1961 which gives Bill "Bonney" Oliver's name as Walter Bonney and says he was 21. Ferko String Band, Wiki American string band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1922 Directed by William Connors 16 Feb 1910 – 28 Oct 1999 (89) Local obit Discogs American bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, nicknamed Curly Conners 12/08/1955 Alabama Jubilee #20 NB: Connors' name was misspelt on the record. His correct name was William J. Conners Ferrante and Teicher Wiki American duo of piano players, known for their light arrangements and contributions to movie soundtracks Arthur Ferrante 07 Sep 1921 – 19 Sep 2009 (88) LA Times obit Louis Teicher 24 Aug 1924 – 03 Aug 2008 (83) NY Times obit 18/08/1960 Theme From "The Apartment" #44 09/03/1961 Theme From "Exodus" #6 Jose Ferrer 08 Jan 1912 – 26 Jan 1992 (80) NY Times obit Wiki Puerto Rican-born American actor, film director and singer, first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award in 1950 19/02/1954 Woman (Uh-Huh) #7 Listed flip side is Man (Uh-Huh) by Rosemary Clooney Ernie Field's Orchestra 28 Aug 1904 – 11 May 1997 (92) Mention of death Wiki American orchestra leader, pianist and trombonist, born in Nacogdoches, Texas and raised in Taft, Oklahoma 25/12/1959 In the Mood #13 Gracie Fields 09 Jan 1898 – 27 Sep 1979 (81) NY Times obit Wiki UK actress, singer and comedienne from Rochdale, Lancashire, awarded a CBE in 1938 and invested as a Dame in 1979, just seven months before her death, at one-time married to Italian actor Monty Banks (1897–1950) 31/05/1957 Around the World #8 06/11/1959 Little Donkey #20 The 5th Dimension Wiki American R&B, pop and soul vocal group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1966 Billy Davis Jr. 26 Jun 1938 – Living Florence LaRue 04 Feb 1944 – Living Marilyn McCoo 30 Sep 1943 – Living Lamonte McLemore 17 Sep 1939 – Living Ron Townson 20 Jan 1933 – 02 Aug 2001 (68) Guardian obit 16/04/1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in #11 The Fireballs Wiki American rock and roll group from Raton, New Mexico Eric Budd 23 Oct 1938 – Living Jimmy Gilmer 15 Sep 1940 – Living Stan Lark 27 Jul 1940 – 04 Aug 2021 (81) Obit Doug Roberts 15 Jun 1941 – 18 Nov 1981 (40) Mention of death George Tomsco 24 Apr 1940 – Living 27/07/1961 Quite a Party #29 14/11/1963 Sugar Shack #45 Released as Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs NB: The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book lists Chuck Tharp (1941–2006) and Dan Trammell (b. 1940) as members but this tends to confirm that Tharp had left by August 1960, and this mentions Trammell left in early 1960 – both departures happening before the groups' first UK hit. Budd drummed on the first record and was replaced by Roberts on the second. Carl Fisher – Piano 09 Apr 1912 – 27 Mar 1954 (41) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American jazz pianist and composer from Los Angeles, California 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 Eddie Fisher 10 Aug 1928 – 22 Sep 2010 (82) LA Times obit Wiki American traditional pop singer and actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the most popular acts during the first half of the 1950s, married to actress and singer Debbie Reynolds before divorcing her to marry actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), he later married actress and singer Connie Stevens, his daughter Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) was a successful actress noted for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series 02/01/1953 Outside of Heaven #1 Released as Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus 23/01/1953 Everything I Have is Yours #8 01/05/1953 Downhearted #3 22/05/1953 I'm Walking Behind You #1 Released as Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra and Sally Sweetland 06/11/1953 Wish You Were Here #8 22/01/1954 Oh My Papa #9 29/10/1954 I Need You Now #13 18/03/1955 (I'm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells #5 23/11/1956 Cindy, Oh Cindy #5 Toni Fisher 04 Dec 1924 – 12 Jan 1999 (74) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American pop singer from Los Angeles, California 12/02/1960 The Big Hurt #30 Ella Fitzgerald 25 Apr 1917 – 15 Jun 1996 (79) Independent obit Wiki American jazz singer from Newport News, Virginia, nicknamed the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz" and "Lady Ella", won fourteen Grammy Awards and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom 23/05/1958 Swingin' Shepherd Blues #15 16/10/1959 But Not For Me #25 21/04/1960 Mack the Knife #19 06/10/1960 How High the Moon #46 22/11/1962 Desafinado #38 30/04/1964 Can't Buy Me Love #34 The Five Smith Brothers Discogs UK family vocal group from Newcastle, formed in 1932 and disbanded in 1956, appeared on the Tony Hancock radio programme Forces All Star Bill in 1952, particularly popular in Scotland and Ireland, Cuthbertson was a replacement for original fifth brother Martin Smith who died from a heart disorder in 1936 (not in a road accident in 1946, which is erroneously cited in some places), Alfred, Harold and Stan were also professional football players Alfred Smith 29 Jun 1903 – Mar 1985 (81) Harold Smith 1912 – 08 Aug 1988 (~76) Ronnie Smith (aka Ronnie Culbertson) n/a – deceased Royston Smith 16 Jul 1913 – 12 May 1984 (70) Stanley Smith Mar 1906 – 26 Jul 1984 (78) 22/07/1955 I'm in Favour of Friendship #20 NB: Not much on this family group to be found. This forum page was useful in helping locate their records on Ancestry. Frustratingly, there also seems to be a lot of nonsense information out there, like this from the National Library of Scotland, which lists far out birth years. Possible that the group adopted false DOBs in order to seem younger for public image. Culbertson is sometimes called Cuthbertson. Safe to assume he is deceased. This says that Culbertson was Scottish-born, but then it also says he was a cousin, whereas this says Harold met him whilst in the Armed Forces. The Flamingos Wiki American doo-wop group from Chicago, Illinois, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 Jake Carey 09 Sep 1926 – 10 Dec 1997 (71) Zeke Carey 24 Jan 1933 – 24 Dec 1999 (66) Al Fontaine 27 Jan 1942 – 26 Oct 2013 (71) Doug McClure 18 Mar 1940 – 06 Jul 2018 (78) Julien Vaught 25 Feb 1940 – 05 May 2019 (79) 04/06/1969 The Boogaloo Party #26 Originally a hit in the US in 1966 NB: Lineup for this record as per this book. Michael Flanders 01 Mar 1922 – 14 Apr 1975 (53) NY Times obit Wiki UK actor, broadcaster and singer of novelty songs, from Hampstead, London 27/02/1959 Little Drummer Boy #20 Released as Michael Flanders with The Michael Sammes Singers Flatt & Scruggs Wiki American bluegrass banjo duo, often appearing as a larger group known as the Foggy Mountain Boys Lester Flatt 19 Jun 1914 – 11 May 1979 (64) Washington Post obit Earl Scruggs 06 Jan 1924 – 28 Mar 2012 (88) Guardian obit 15/11/1967 Foggy Mountain Breakdown #39 The Flee-Rekkers Wiki UK instrumental rock and roll band from London, Waller later played with The Jeff Beck Group Dave "Tex" Cameron 21 Oct 1939 – Jul 2022 (82) Mention of death Elmy Durrant 24 Mar 1939 – Living Peter Fleerackers 1934 – 21 Dec 2016 (~82) Mention of death Alan Monger 12 Oct 1939 – Living Derek Skinner 05 Mar 1942 – Living Micky Waller 06 Sep 1941 – 29 Apr 2008 (66) Guardian obit 19/05/1960 Green Jeans #23 Based on traditional folk song Greensleeves, allegedly written by Henry VII NB: The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book says the drummer was Phil Curtis and the guitarist Ronald Marion. Nowhere online seems to agree with this. Fleetwood Mac Wiki UK/American rock band from London, formed in 1967, they have sold more than 120 million records to date making them one of the world's most successful bands, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 Mick Fleetwood 24 Jun 1947 – Living Peter Green 29 Oct 1946 – 25 Jul 2020 (73) Guardian obit Danny Kirwan 13 May 1950 – 08 Jun 2018 (68) Guardian obit John McVie 26 Nov 1945 – Living Jeremy Spencer 04 Jul 1948 – Living 10/04/1968 Black Magic Woman #37 17/07/1968 Need Your Love So Bad #31 04/12/1968 Albatross #1 16/04/1969 Man of the World #2 23/07/1969 Need Your Love So Bad (re-release) #32 04/10/1969 Oh Well #2 The Fleetwoods Wiki American pop vocal group from Olympia, Washington Gretchen Christopher 29 Feb 1940 – Living Barbara Ellis 20 Feb 1940 – Living Gary Troxel 28 Nov 1939 – Living 24/04/1959 Come Softly to Me #6 The Flower Pot Men Wiki UK pop group, characterised by rich three-part vocal harmonies, all four members were originally in the band The Ivy League Tony Burrows 14 Apr 1942 – Living Neil Landon 26 Jul 1941 – 26 Mar 2020 (78) Mention of death Pete Nelson 10 Mar 1943 – 23 Oct 2005 (62) Mention of death Robin Shaw 06 Oct 1943 – Living 23/08/1967 Let's Go to San Francisco #4 Eddie Floyd 25 Jun 1937 – Living Wiki American soul and R&B singer-songwriter from Montgomery, Alabama 02/02/1967 Knock on Wood #19 Later popularised by David Bowie, and then Amii Stewart 16/03/1967 Raise Your Hand #42 09/08/1967 Things Get Better #31 Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders [see also The Mindbenders] Wiki (Fontana) / Wiki (The Mindbenders) UK pop rock singer and beat group from Manchester, part of the British Invasion in the States Wayne Fontana 28 Oct 1945 – 06 Aug 2020 (74) NME obit Bob Lang 10 Jan 1946 – Living Ric Rothwell 11 Mar 1944 – Living Eric Stewart 20 Jan 1945 – Living 11/07/1963 Hello! Josephine #46 28/05/1964 Stop Look and Listen #37 08/10/1964 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um #5 04/02/1965 Game of Love #2 17/06/1965 It's Just a Little Bit Too Late #20 30/09/1965 She Needs Love #32 09/12/1965 It was Easier to Hurt Her #36 Released as Wayne Fontana 21/04/1966 Come on Home #16 Released as Wayne Fontana 25/08/1966 Goodbye Bluebird #49 Released as Wayne Fontana 08/12/1966 Pamela Pamela #11 Released as Wayne Fontana Bill Forbes 17 Dec 1938 – 07 Feb 2022 (83) Obit Discogs UK singer, born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), also known as Kal Kahn, moved to London in 1955, regarded as the first Sri Lankan to have secured a record contract internationally 15/01/1960 Too Young #29 Clinton Ford 04 Nov 1931 – 21 Oct 2009 (77) Guardian obit Wiki UK pop singer from Salford, Lancashire 23/10/1959 Old Shep #27 17/08/1961 Too Many Beautiful Girls #48 08/03/1962 Fanlight Fanny #22 05/01/1967 Run to the Door #25 Emile Ford and the Checkmates Wiki UK rock and roll and pop singer, born in Castries, St. Lucia in the West Indies, George and Dave were the half brothers of Emile, the group may have been the first unsigned band to have had a hit record in Britain, Cuffley later joined the Climax Blues Band, George Sweetnam-Ford emigrated to Canada Pete Carter 07 Apr 1935 – 08 Dec 2008 (73) Mention of death John Cuffley 1939 – Living Emile Ford 16 Oct 1937 – 11 Apr 2016 (78) Telegraph obit Les Hart c. 1938 – Living Alan Hawkshaw 27 Mar 1937 – 16 Oct 2021 (84) BBC obit Ken Street 27 Jun 1942 – 02 Jun 1990 (47) Mention of death Dave Sweetnam-Ford 1939 – Living George Sweetnam-Ford 01 Jan 1941 – 09 Mar 2007 (66) Mention of death 30/10/1959 What do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For #1 05/02/1960 On a Slow Boat to China #3 26/05/1960 You'll Never Know What You're Missing ('til You Try) #12 01/09/1960 Them There Eyes #18 Released as Emile Ford 08/12/1960 Counting Teardrops #4 02/03/1961 What am I Gonna do #33 18/05/1961 Half of My Heart #42 Released as Emile Ford 08/03/1962 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now #43 Released as Emile Ford NB: According to this, the group was only a four piece on their first hit, expanding to eight members by 1960 Mary Ford 07 Jul 1924 – 30 Sep 1977 (53) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American vocalist and guitarist from El Monte, California, married to Les Paul until their divorce in 1964, later succumbed to the effects of alcohol abuse and died after spending eight weeks in a diabetic coma 20/11/1953 Vaya Con Dios #7 Released as Les Paul and Mary Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford 13 Feb 1919 – 17 Oct 1991 (72) NY Times obit Wiki American country and pop singer and television host from Bristol, Tennessee 21/01/1955 Give Me Your Word #1 Released as Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Billy May 06/01/1956 Sixteen Tons #1 Released as Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato 13/01/1956 The Ballad of Davy Crockett #3 George Formby 16 May 1904 – 06 Mar 1961 (56) FindAGrave memorial Wiki UK actor, singer-songwriter and comedian from Wigan, Lancashire, became known worldwide due to his films in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his comical songs and often played a banjo or ukulele, he was Britain's highest paid entertainer during his fame, awarded an OBE in 1946 21/07/1960 Happy Go Lucky Me / Banjo Boy #40 Lance Fortune 04 Jan 1940 – Living Wiki UK pop singer from Birkenhead, Cheshire 19/02/1960 Be Mine #4 05/05/1960 This Love I Have For You #26 The Fortunes Wiki UK Merseybeat group from Birmingham, formed in 1961 Rod Allen 31 Mar 1944 – 10 Jan 2008 (61) Guardian obit Andy Brown 07 Jan 1946 – Living David Carr 04 Aug 1943 – 12 Jul 2011 (67) Obit Glen Dale 24 Apr 1943 – 13 Jan 2019 (75) Mention of death Barry Pritchard 03 Apr 1944 – 11 Jan 1999 (54) Independent obit 08/07/1965 You've Got Your Troubles #2 07/10/1965 Here it Comes Again #4 03/02/1966 This Golden Ring #15 The Foundations Wiki UK soul band from London, formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1970, Arthur Brown (b. 1942) of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown was an early member in 1967 before the group got signed to Pye Records Eric Allandale 04 Mar 1936 – 23 Aug 2001 (65) Guardian obit Pat Burke 09 Oct 1937 – Living Clem Curtis 28 Nov 1940 – 27 Mar 2017 (76) Telegraph obit Mike Elliott 06 Aug 1929 – Living Tony Gomez 13 Dec 1948 – 19 Dec 2015 (67) Obit Tim "Sticks" Harris 14 Jan 1948 – 2007 (~59) Mention of death Peter Macbeth 02 Feb 1941 – Living Alan Warner 21 Apr 1947 – Living Colin Young 12 Sep 1944 – Living 27/09/1967 Baby Now That I've Found You #1 24/01/1968 Back on My Feet Again #18 01/05/1968 Any Old Time #48 20/11/1968 Build Me Up Buttercup #2 12/03/1969 In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) #8 13/09/1969 Born to Live, Born to Die #46 NB: I can't find member listings for the last two singles. Possible that bass player Steve Bingham (b. 1949) recorded on either or both of them, though most sources seem to indicate that he joined closer to 1970. NB2: Can't find full details for Tim Harris. The source I've used for his death in 2007 is the National Portrait Gallery. When you search Timothy Harris in 2007 deaths on the GRO site, nothing comes up. There is however a Timothy Harris who died in Plymouth in the start of 2006, and he was born 14 Feb 1948 (one month off the DOB commonly given for him). This is possibly him but can't verify without more evidence. The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts Wiki American traditional pop vocal quartet from Chester, Pennsylvania Al Alberts 10 Aug 1922 – 27 Nov 2009 (87) NY Times obit Fred Diodati 07 Nov 1930 – Living Dave Mahoney 22 Nov 1925 – 08 Jul 2012 (86) Obit Lou Silvestri 22 Jul 1926 – 27 Jan 2013 (86) Obit Sol Vaccaro 11 Dec 1922 – 05 Apr 2013 (90) Obit 30/07/1954 Three Coins in the Fountain #5 07/01/1955 Mr. Sandman #9 20/05/1955 Stranger in Paradise #6 Released as The Four Aces 18/11/1955 Love is a Many Splendored Thing #2 19/10/1956 A Woman in Love #19 04/01/1957 Friendly Persuasion #29 23/01/1959 The World Outside #18 Released as The Four Aces NB: Alberts left the group in 1958. Diodati became the new lead singer and featured on The World Outside as confirmed here. The Four Esquires Wiki American vocal quartet from Boston, Massachusetts, formed by four students at Boston University Bill Courtney 26 Jan 1926 – 06 Sep 2004 (78) Ancestry record Wally Gold 15 May 1928 – 07 Jun 1998 (70) NY Times obit Bob Golden (aka Robert Colligan) 25 Sep 1931 – Living (contentious, see notes below) Frank Mahoney 12 Jul 1928 – deceased (possibly 2007, see notes below) 31/01/1958 Love Me Forever #23 NB: In this interview, Courtney says he was born in Portland, Maine before moving to Massachusetts and that his father was a shipping commissioner. That was enough to find him on Ancestry. Real name William Leo O'Brien (death record lists both O'Brien and Courtney as a surname). NB2: This promo has bio details of the members, but some of them don't add up. Firstly, Gold is correct. Courtney is wrong – it says he was born on 2nd Apr but his death record gives a DOB of 26th Jan 1926. Colligan (aka Golden) it may have right. I can't find a record under either of these names on Ancestry with the DOB 25th Sep 1931, though there is one a few years younger who was born in 1928 in Peabody and died in 2009. Could this be him? Mahoney is a total headache. The promo gives his DOB as 12th Jul 1928. The source I originally used for his death here says he was born in 1920 and died on 25th Jul 2007. The record for that person on Ancestry says they were born 25th May 1919. This doesn't seem right as his age is out of step with the rest of the group and they all studied/lived together? I have used his DOB from the promo for the time being and seeing as he's listed as deceased around the internet without any contention, let's assume that is the case. Whether he died in 2007 or not is up for debate. I will revisit this act at a later point to try and get some concrete answers! The Four Knights Wiki American vocal group from Charlotte, North Carolina, formed in 1943 Gene Alford 27 Oct 1922 – 02 Apr 1960 (37) Oscar Broadway 07 Jul 1910 – 31 Oct 1978 (55) Clarence Dixon 04 Jun 1923 – 25 Jun 1992 (68) Cliff Holland 15 Sep 1919 – 26 Sep 1990 (71) George Vereen 02 Mar 1923 – 27 Mar 1990 (67) John Wallace 04 Mar 1912 – 02 Mar 1978 (65) 04/06/1954 (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely #5 18/10/1957 My Personal Possession #21 Released as Nat King Cole and The Four Knights NB: This source is very useful as it gives the origins and fates of all members. Whether Alford recorded on their 1954 record is not clear. He had been suffering from recurring health problems, so Vereen was brought in to fill in for Alford on some recording sessions around this time. By 1955, Alford had left completely and substitute Vereen was switched with permanent replacement Holland. The Four Lads Wiki Canadian traditional pop vocal quartet from Toronto, Ontario Jimmy Arnold 04 Jan 1932 – 15 Jun 2004 (72) NY Times obit Frank Busseri 10 Oct 1932 – 28 Jan 2019 (86) Obit Connie Cordarini 11 Feb 1930 – 28 Apr 2010 (80) Obit Bernie Toorish 02 Mar 1931 – Living 19/12/1952 Faith Can Move Mountains #7 Released as Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads 22/10/1954 Rain, Rain, Rain #8 Released as Frankie Laine and The Four Lads 28/04/1960 Standing on the Corner #34 Recorded in 1956 The Four Pennies Wiki UK beat group from Blackburn, Lancashire Alan Buck 07 Apr 1943 – 15 Mar 1994 (50) Mention of death Fritz Fryer 06 Dec 1944 – 02 Sep 2007 (62) Independent obit David Graham no info available Lionel Morton 14 Aug 1941 – Living Mike Wilshaw 21 Jul 1945 – Living 16/01/1964 Do You Want Me to #47 02/04/1964 Juliet #1 16/07/1964 I Found Out the Hard Way #14 29/10/1964 Black Girl #20 07/10/1965 Until it's Time For You to Go #19 17/02/1966 Trouble is My Middle Name #32 The Four Preps Wiki American pop vocal quartet from Los Angeles, California Bruce Belland 22 Oct 1936 – Living Ed Cobb 28 Feb 1938 – 19 Sep 1999 (61) Mention of death Marvin Ingram 29 Jul 1938 – 07 Mar 1999 (60) Mention of death Glen Larson 03 Jan 1937 – 14 Nov 2014 (77) Guardian obit 13/06/1958 Big Man #2 26/05/1960 Got a Girl #28 09/11/1961 More Money For You and Me #39 The Four Seasons Wiki American pop rock band from Newark, New Jersey, formed in 1960 from members of The Four Lovers, they would later be known more commonly as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, one of the best selling groups of all time having sold more than 100 million records worldwide, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, DeVito died from COVID-19 in September 2020, Long died from COVID-19 in April 2021 Charlie Calello 24 Aug 1938 – Living Tommy DeVito 19 Jun 1928 – 21 Sep 2020 (92) Local obit Bob Gaudio 17 Nov 1942 – Living Joe Long 05 Sep 1932 – 21 Apr 2021 (88) Legacy obit Nick Massi 19 Sep 1927 – 24 Dec 2000 (73) NY Times obit Frankie Valli 03 May 1934 – Living 04/10/1962 Sherry #8 17/01/1963 Big Girls Don't Cry #13 28/03/1963 Walk Like a Man #12 27/06/1963 Ain't That a Shame #38 27/08/1964 Rag Doll #2 Released as The Four Seasons with The Sound of Frankie Valli 18/11/1965 Let's Hang on! #4 Released as The Four Seasons with The Sound of Frankie Valli 31/03/1966 Working My Way Back to You #50 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli 02/06/1966 Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me) #20 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli 29/09/1966 I've Got You Under My Skin #12 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli 12/01/1967 Tell it to the Rain #37 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli Four Tops Wiki American R&B and soul vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1953 and originally called the Four Aims, signed to Motown Records during the 1960s, their lineup remained unchanged for four decades until Payton's death in 1997, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 Renaldo "Obie" Benson 14 Jun 1936 – 07 Jul 2005 (69) Guardian obit Abdul "Duke" Fakir 26 Dec 1935 – Living Lawrence Payton 02 Mar 1938 – 20 Jun 1997 (59) Independent obit Levi Stubbs 06 Jun 1936 – 17 Oct 2008 (72) Guardian obit 01/07/1965 I Can't Help Myself #23 02/09/1965 It's the Same Old Song #34 21/07/1966 Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever #21 13/10/1966 Reach Out I'll be There #1 12/01/1967 Standing in the Shadows of Love #6 30/03/1967 Bernadette #8 15/06/1967 7-Rooms of Gloom #12 11/10/1967 You Keep Running Away #26 13/12/1967 Walk Away Renee #3 13/03/1968 If I Were a Carpenter #7 21/08/1968 Yesterday's Dreams #23 13/11/1968 I'm in a Different World #27 28/05/1969 What is a Man #16 27/09/1969 Do what You Gotta do #11 The Fourmost Wiki UK Merseybeat band from Liverpool, Mike Millward died from leukaemia in March 1966 and Brian O'Hara committed suicide in June 1999 Billy Hatton 09 Jun 1941 – 19 Sep 2017 (76) Guardian obit Dave Lovelady 16 Oct 1942 – Living Mike Millward 09 May 1942 – 07 Mar 1966 (23) Mention of death Brian O'Hara 12 Mar 1941 – 27 Jun 1999 (58) Independent obit 12/09/1963 Hello Little Girl #9 Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney 26/12/1963 I'm in Love #17 Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney 23/04/1964 A Little Loving #6 13/08/1964 How Can I Tell Her #33 26/11/1964 Baby I Need Your Lovin' #24 09/12/1965 Girls, Girls, Girls #33 Inez and Charlie Foxx Wiki American R&B and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina consisting of a brother and a sister Charlie Foxx 23 Oct 1933 – 18 Sep 1998 (64) Independent obit Inez Foxx 09 Sep 1937 – 25 Aug 2022 (84) Guardian obit 23/07/1964 Hurt by Love #40 19/02/1969 Mockingbird #33 NB: More than often Charlie's birth year is given as 1939, and Inez's as 1942. However, the census records, as well as Charlie's headstone, set the record straight. Connie Francis 12 Dec 1937 – Living Wiki American pop singer and actress from Newark, New Jersey, real name Concetta Franconero, debuted with MGM at the age of 16, stopped performing after being raped after a show at Howard Johnson's Motel in November 1974, made a showbiz comeback in 1981 04/04/1958 Who's Sorry Now #1 27/06/1958 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry #11 22/08/1958 Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid #1 31/10/1958 I'll Get by #19 21/11/1958 Fallin' #20 B-side to I'll Get by 26/12/1958 You Always Hurt the One You Love #13 13/02/1959 My Happiness #4 03/07/1959 Lipstick on Your Collar #3 11/09/1959 Plenty Good Lovin' #18 04/12/1959 Among My Souvenirs #11 17/03/1960 Valentino #27 19/05/1960 Mama / Robot Man #2 18/08/1960 Everybody's Somebody's Fool #5 03/11/1960 My Heart has a Mind of its Own #3 12/01/1961 Many Tears Ago #12 16/03/1961 Where the Boys are / Baby Roo #5 15/06/1961 Breakin' in a Bad New Broken Heart #12 14/09/1961 Together #6 14/12/1961 Baby's First Christmas #30 26/04/1962 Don't Break the Heart That Loves You #39 02/08/1962 Vacation #10 20/12/1962 I'm Gonna be Warm This Winter #48 10/06/1965 My Child #26 [NO YOUTUBE VIDEO AVAILABLE] 20/01/1966 Jealous Heart #44 Aretha Franklin 25 Mar 1942 – 16 Aug 2018 (76) Guardian obit Wiki American soul, R&B and pop singer-songwriter, pianist and actress from Memphis, Tennessee, began her career as a child singing gospel music at her father's Baptist church, actively involved in the civil rights movement, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, her sisters Erma (1938–2002) and Carolyn (1944–1988) were also noted singers 08/06/1967 Respect #10 23/08/1967 Baby, I Love You #39 20/12/1967 Chain of Fools / Satisfaction #43 10/01/1968 Satisfaction (re-release) #37 13/03/1968 Since You've Been Gone #47 22/05/1968 Think #26 07/08/1968 I Say a Little Prayer For You #4 Stan Freberg 07 Aug 1926 – 07 Apr 2015 (88) Guardian obit Wiki American voice artist, actor, author, comedian and singer from Pasadena, California 19/11/1954 Sh-Boom #15 Released as Stan Freberg with The Toads and Orchestra Conducted by Billy May 27/07/1956 Rock Island Line / Heartbreak Hotel #24 Released as Stan Freberg and his Sniffle Group, Interruptions by Peter Leeds 12/05/1960 The Old Payola Roll Blues #40 Released as Stan Freberg featuring Jesse White John Fred and his Playboy Band Wiki American bubblegum pop group, fronted by John Fred from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Andrew Bernard 23 Aug 1943 – 06 May 2021 (77) Obit Harold Cowart 12 Jun 1944 – 27 Jun 2010 (66) FindAGrave memorial Tommy DeGeneres 03 Nov 1943 – Living John Fred 08 May 1941 – 14 Apr 2005 (63) Independent obit Ronnie Goodson 02 Feb 1945 – 04 Nov 1980 (35) Mention of death John Miceli 09 Jul 1944 – 07 Apr 2019 (74) FindAGrave memorial Jimmy O'Rourke 14 Mar 1947 – Living Charlie Spinosa 29 Dec 1948 – 25 May 2013 (64) Obit 03/01/1968 Judy in Disguise (with Glasses) #3 A parody of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles NB: Lineup sourced from here but some of the birth details are wrong on that page, so I've corrected them via Ancestry. Freddie and the Dreamers Wiki UK beat band from Manchester, formed in 1963 and disbanded in 2000, known for their comical dance routines and the fact that their lead singer Freddie stood at a mere 5 foot 2 inches tall, Quinn died from COVID-19 complications in October 2020 Peter Birrell 09 May 1941 – Living Roy Crewdson 29 May 1941 – Living Bernie Dwyer 11 Sep 1940 – 04 Dec 2002 (62) Mention of death Freddie Garrity 14 Nov 1936 – 19 May 2006 (69) Guardian obit Derek Quinn 24 May 1942 – 22 Oct 2020 (78) Mention of death 09/05/1963 If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody #3 08/08/1963 I'm Telling You Now #2 07/11/1963 You Were Made For Me #3 20/02/1964 Over You #13 14/05/1964 I Love You Baby #16 16/07/1964 Just For You #41 05/11/1964 I Understand #5 22/04/1965 A Little You #26 04/11/1965 Thou Shalt Not Steal #44 Jane Froman 10 Nov 1907 – 22 Apr 1980 (72) FindAGrave memorial Wiki American singer and actress from University City, Missouri 17/06/1955 I Wonder #14 The Bobby Fuller Four Wiki American rock and roll band from Texas, formed in 1962 and disbanded in 1966 after lead singer Bobby Fuller died under mysterious circumstances, foul play was suspected even though suicide was officially ruled by the police Bobby Fuller 22 Oct 1942 – 19 Jul 1966 (23) FindAGrave memorial Randy Fuller 29 Jan 1944 – Living DeWayne Quirico 19 Jun 1943 – Living Jim Reese 07 Dec 1941 – 16 Oct 1991 (49) Mention of death 14/04/1966 I Fought the Law #33 Billy Fury 17 Apr 1940 – 28 Jan 1983 (42) Wiki UK rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter from Liverpool, contracted rheumatic fever as a child which ultimately led to his early death in January 1983, equalled The Beatles' record of 24 chart hits during the 1960s 27/02/1959 Maybe Tomorrow #18 26/06/1959 Margo #28 10/03/1960 Colette #9 26/05/1960 That's Love #19 Released as Billy Fury and The Four Jays 22/09/1960 Wondrous Place #25 19/01/1961 A Thousand Stars #14 27/04/1961 Don't Worry #40 Released as Billy Fury and The Four Kestrels 11/05/1961 Halfway to Paradise #3 07/09/1961 Jealousy #2 14/12/1961 I'd Never Find Another You #5 15/03/1962 Letter Full of Tears #32 03/05/1962 Last Night was Made For Love #4 19/07/1962 Once Upon a Dream #7 25/10/1962 Because of Love #18 14/02/1963 Like I've Never Been Gone #3 16/05/1963 When Will You Say I Love You #3 25/07/1963 In Summer #5 03/10/1963 Somebody Else's Girl #18 02/01/1964 Do You Really Love Me Too #13 30/04/1964 I Will #14 23/07/1964 It's Only Make Believe #10 14/01/1965 I'm Lost Without You #16 22/07/1965 In Thoughts of You #9 16/09/1965 Run to My Lovin' Arms #25 10/02/1966 I'll Never Quite Get Over You #35 04/08/1966 Give Me Your Word #27 Leslie Fyson 13 Jul 1923 – 26 Oct 1996 (73) Mention of death Discogs UK classical tenor vocalist from Lambeth, London 30/05/1958 The Signature Tune of "The Army Game" #5 Released as Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass and Leslie Fyson with Orchestra Conducted by Frank Cordell / Theme to the television series The Army Game

A male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult, four hour, and surgical procedure. A young, student nurse appears to give him a partial sponge bath. "Nurse", he mumbles, from behind the mask. "Are my testicles black?" Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to wash your upper body and feet." He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, are my testicles black?" Concerned that he may elevate his vitals from worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back > the covers. She raises his gown, holds his penis and his testicles in her hands. Then, she takes a close look and says, "There's nothing wrong with them, Sir!" The man pulls off his oxygen mask smiles at her and says very slowly," Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but, listens very, very closely..... A r e - m y - t e s t - r e s u l t s - b a c k?

This may be percieved as sick but what the hell... Q) Whats blue and orange and is found at the bottom of the swimming pool? A) A baby with burst arm bands.

Former Benetton supremo Flavio Briatore in serious condition with Covid-19. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/briatore-serious-condition-covid-19/4862863/?ic_source=home-page-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-1

That's me out then ! We must be due a hit any day now. 38 days is the longest gap this year and if we don't have one by this time next week August will be the first month without a hit this year. We can't let that happen !

I'm surprised that no ones mentioned the death of the former President of Congo Pascal Lissouba at 88 https://regionweek.com/former-congolese-president-pascal-lissouba-passed-away-at-88-in-france/