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I'm also going to say I assume Abdul Duke Fakir had 60s and 70s hits with the Four Tops, but I'm sure @Ulitzer95 can check and update the entries.

Ok then, Sandy Posey, one of those who had UK hits in the 60s and 70s death cross-posted. #RIP.

Nothing on the Tweetbox, maybe a FB search might be helpful here?

If you know of any lesser celebrities who have died, you can always Reach Out, I'll Be There. Meantime, I appear to be the only player who picked Abdul Duke Fakir here, making him my Sugar Pie Honey Bunch and giving me a second hit. No bonuses. Leaderboard updated.

Abdul Duke Fakir QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13660499/Four-Tops-singer-Duke-Fakir-dies-88-Motown-heart-failure.html Never in doubt.

Marina Martin, actress turned acting agent, who appeared as Drahvin One in the Who story Galaxy 4, reportedly dead by an excellent source: Avengers and Hancock among her acting credits.

Well. My TOTP theme team streak continues, phew! Every year since I began it, at least one hit. Bit of a shock so quick after the retirement news. 1988 saw the Tops hit #11 in the UK with this remix (purists, await the bleeding of ears):

Beccy Barr QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13659395/BBC-presenter-TV-career-firefighter-dies-battle-cancer.html

Just a wee bit of attention here for Evelyn Thomas, whose chart career started long before High Energy, and who died 21 July 2024: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51yjmr95n8o

IIRC there was a spat between Horn and Levine over the beat, Evelyn Thomas being the earlier to be released. I think it ended up that Levine had stolen it from somewhere else, which is also where Horn got it, and that was an end to it. I could be misremembering though. The usual nonsense back at that time: sampling, "this is a journey into sound" etc etc. Lot of it going about.

Well, the discussion about these threads reminds me very much of the Sir Creep moaning about Dustin Diamond's thread. And Diamond's dead. Unlike the election of UK/US leaders, this Forum isn't a democracy. Over 9 years here and I'm still a newbie I guess. But I think there have been loads of threads historically created for all sorts of people (Michael Barrymore to name but one) where there is an interest in discussion besides death. Dividing and ruling is for real politics, not here imo. And I reckon the mods have a pretty good handle on deleting unnecessary threads these days.

Well, needless to say, I disagree. Leaders have always had a place in the main Forum, as very possible assassination targets. The election has passed and most of the UK figures are now relegated and like the Gordon Brown thread, will fade into time. They are important enough to be noted when they go. And who knows when something might pop up? I think most on the site reserve their vitriol for the Political Ranting thread, only when they become unbearable or have a specific misstep do we have a record of their misdeeds on their own thread. Calling something up from the bin of the ranting thread is much more difficult. It's soon, it's raw, folk still seem to think that May, Johnson, Truss etc actually matter any more. Johnson's thread went fairly quiet after he was booted out and much the same will happen to these folk. And who knows when cancer, early onset dementia or a helicopter joyride accident may occur. Let these threads be a testament to their idiocy and something to read when they are dead. People won't believe these people were elected to the highest office. I do think Kamala's thread is a bit early, given she's not President yet. Or might not even be so. Anyhow, tuppenceworth.

DNC could descend into madness. Harris bears the reported scars of the past 4 years, so the attack lines on record still stand. However, Trump will look like yesterday's man more and more. Is America ready for a female President? As an outside observer, the country seems to be going through its mediaeval stage imo. Ha! Newsom may mount a challenge at the Convention.

Endorses Harris.

So gutted you tell us twice, ha! I am personally gutted too.

Really sad news. That choon was a real floor filler back in the day. 40 years, just days over, ago. Hard to believe. RIP.

Jerry Fuller, minor US hitmaker with a version of Tennessee Waltz but better known as a songwriter including Young Girl for Gary Puckett, reportedly dead: https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/jerry-fuller-dead-songwriter-young-girl-travelin-man-1236079249/

Wiki has been updated to report the death of John Christoforou aka Johnnie Christo, bassist for UK band The Escape Club. I'm guessing there must be reports on FB or somewhere. The band hit #1 in the US with Wild Wild West in 1988, but never charted in the UK.

Abdul Duke Fakir retires: https://soultracks.com/duke-fakir-retires-four-tops/

Ray Reardon also now dead. A right old clear out.

Ray Reardon QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/snooker/breaking-snooker-ray-reardon-dead-33287150

Maybe you're not arranging your balls right.

He had a big cue and a winning smile.

John Virgo seems to confirm:

Rumour that Ray Reardon may have been potted, but unsure of the uncorroborated source: Awaiting the usual