YoungWillz

Well, if the girls were university sophomores in say 1955 when recruited as per the sleeve notes, they'd all be around 19 or 20 in 1955, though I'm open to correction by the US contingent on here. Gawd only knows about Sally Sanborn and Mary Carr's whereabouts. I'm guessing they were all in or from Florida, but folk get married and then you need the hubby's name.

Dream Weavers: Not sure if this is of any further help in tracing Wade Buff and Mary Rude Buff, I'd guess this shows some family if it is the right one: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.buff/118 Lee Turner was alive and kicking in 2016, here's his boy's obit: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/lee-turner-iii-obituary?pid=180284860 and here's his homepage, however little biographicals to help: https://turnersong.weebly.com/about-us.html. Doesn't appear to have a copyright date on the page so who knows how up to date it is, however, I'd have thought the Jacksonville press would have reported his death as a bit of a local celebrity, and I can't find anything.

Just working my way through. Deep River Boys - good luck with that one, almost half the original lot left in 1956, the very year they had their hit, so it's almost impossible to decipher whether those that left were on the record. Ronnie Bright's discography doesn't seem to include That's Right, which means it's likely to be his predecessor. Might need more searching. Dream Weavers - I can't copy the image from the page, so here is a link, quite clearly the seven you correctly mention on the hit. http://www.45cat.com/record/ed2376 see the image half way down the page for the sleeve notes. I'll have a further root around on this one now.

Maybe only this from August 1963, but seems The Dennisons were on several bills including a Cavern Club appearance in January 1963. Give them their due, even after the advent of Beatlemania, the Fabs were honouring their pre-bookings for shillings.

Ah, yes, but only in passing. The Dennisons appeared on various bills with The Beatles in the late 1962/early 1963 period. I'll have a look, see if I can find some bills.

According to Wiki, The Ethiopians were a duo when they recorded "Train To Skaville" (ch-ch-ch-beep beep - astonishing!). Leonard Dillon died 2011 and Wiiki also states that Steven Taylor died in a car crash in 1975, I believe this is vouched in Dillon's obituary. Now for the backing band, they weren't in The Ethiopians however I assume you are looking for the members of The Jets? You're looking at The Drifters? Jeez, now there is a band with changing line-ups! I'll have a scroll through D.

"I'll live to 95"..... Could Spitting Image be right?

Well, this comes as surprise to me! When Charles dies, I shall be queen...again!!!

Where we up to? Few weeks ago I looked into Damon and Dickens. Literally nothing on Dickens, though David Anthony seems to be generally accepted as his birth name. Toured briefly with the Stones - who knows? IIRC there was some mention on a site I can't remember which said that Damon also recorded as Kenny Roberts - seems to have come from some part of the North Americas and hey, probably returned there after the cabaret circuit dried up in Swinging London. Where are ya Kenny?!!! Not wishing to sound like your dealer, but how are you for 'E's'?

Date of death for Richard Tracey confirmed as 19 March, despite Wiki and Google currently: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/240400/tracey

This is apparently good enough for Wiki for Phil Phillips: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lake-charles-la/philip-baptiste-9085044

Could have gone in Authors, screenwriters, theatre, opera and Broadway, so it goes here. Terrence McNally, US playwright for many things (my own personal favourite being The Ritz), dead from the COVID-19 complications: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Tony-Winning-Playwright-Terrence-McNally-Dies-from-Coronavirus-Related-Complications-at-81-20200324 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573645/ IBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/terrence-mcnally-8828

Look everybody, it's Tristan Garel-Jones, former Tory MP for Watford. Dead. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/03/24/tristan-garel-jonestory-wet-able-deputy-chief-whip-margaret/

Take your time gcreptile, the round up will still be there in the DDP thread and is due for bringing forward around the 29th. Fresh eyes soon, I'm sure we are all terribly worried about everything and everyone at the moment.

Conversely, that biatch of a barmaid who looked at me for a solid ten minutes, intermittently playing with her phone while I had an empty glass in front of me at the bar I was at a few weeks ago is out of a job! Sometimes, the arrogance of the employee needs to be mentioned also!

Henry Gray QO! https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/24/henry-gray-obituary

Hmm, definitely one of those Liverpool "legends" who simply didn't break out iirc. Performed at one or perhaps a few of the 20+ Litherland Town Hall dates the Beatles played after the Fabs returned from Hamburg, with Tucker's then band The Cinnamons. So "opened for" is probably more accurate than "performed with". Did release a version of "My Prayer" on his own, and also with Earl Preston And The TTs (with who Tucker was back up singer), neither of which made a dent in the charts. However, Earl Preston And The TTs did beat The Beatles in a Merseybeat poll of the most popular local bands, I'd say 1960/61. Finally a bit pally with McCartney before the Fabs became famous.

Paul Sinha showing symptoms as his quiz teammate dies of COVID - 19. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/itv-chase-stars-quiz-teammate-17971437

I cannot be alone in having Albert Uderzo here. Only my second hit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52016721

Terribly sad that it is simply in the wrong thread! (Is @Cat O'Falk ill?) I'll say it again, the title should be changed to comedians and comedy writers.

And very good they are too. Just the two I mentioned aren't even dead yet on the DDP, lol. Gimme my points!

He'd better not get a DDP write up before Suzy Delair and Sol Kerzner, still not updated for their deaths.

Hmm, maybe he should be addressing the nations of the United Kingdom, otherwise Blibberwimble is being a bit vague. It'll be nice to spot him, he doesn't get out much these days.

As a result, Barry dies of exhaustion and excessive earache!

Just had a text from NHS about the 111 service and Covid-19. I'm assuming it went to a lot of folk today. Any real problems in breathing or deterioration, phone an ambulance.