YoungWillz

Yes North or South Dakota, title isn't in the song, one week at Number One in March 2005! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTUOqO-Hj8E Clorox to go...

Hmm, his second and most recent wife Joyce Jaffee, has drawn her last:

Death Notice for former House of Commons Serjeant-at-Arms, Sir Michael Cummins: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/239149/cummins

Could be North or South, But when the singer opens his mouth, The song is sung but the title does not appear. Hits, they've had a ton, But with this a week at Number One, And during the mid-2000s was the year.

Guess I'll post the video, ha, because it's a choon! Going to nip out for a ciggie and have a think, I've reconsidered my original follow-up! Back in a few...

Styx - Babe? Edit: River Styx - side of the water? Fared - pay the fare to cross?

Shakin' Stevens long term fan club secretary, Roz Fleetwood, seems to have died: Maybe rename the thread to Shakin' Stevens?

Barbarin here: https://syncopatedtimes.com/trombonist-lucien-barbarin-dies-of-cancer-at-63/

#metoo and QO for the record: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-7949331/Motor-racing-John-Andretti-dies-cancer-age-56.html

John Andretti becomes my third hit in short order: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-7949331/Motor-racing-John-Andretti-dies-cancer-age-56.html

Looks like John Andretti has driven through his last chicane: Obit here though not QO: https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2020/01/30/john-andretti-dies-age-5-x-colon-cancer-he-indycar-and-nascar-driver/3822509002/

I'll bring it forward on the thread tomorrow.

Already on the round up, name, not QO....

Death Notice for prolific character actor Robert Sampson: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=robert-leroy-sampson&pid=195206430

American actor and Broadway star Robert Harper, died of cancer aged 68: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=195209907 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0363948/ IBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/bob-harper-72026

Can't find anything by the Butthole Surfers that fits....

I've got another but it's unfair to go again.....

It's amazing how powerful the original was as a solo, with no offence to the Almond/Pitney version, and yet it was the duet that got to #1! Astonishing.

@Cat O'Falk Too easy!

This song became more successful on subsequent release than the original. There being a gap of 21 and a bit years when the song first hit the UK top ten, the original artist appeared as a featured artist on the same song when it became a duet and hit #1. The original and then featured artist is dead, the other artist on the #1 version was part of a more famous duo. Plenty of info there.

Alan Pattillo full obit from the Gerry Anderson website: https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/tag/alan-pattillo/

Multi talented British writer, director and film editor Alan Pattillo reported dead: Probably best known for his work with Gerry Anderson, but also wrote for The Avengers, sound editor on Performance and film editor on Walkabout. He is the second death of 2020 after Nicholas Parsons to be associated with Four Feather Falls. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665602/

Bob Nave, who played keyboards with The Lemon Pipers, dead: https://www.wvxu.org/post/radio-jazz-host-and-musician-bob-nave-dies#stream/0 UK #7 (March 1968) Green Tambourine

I may not be the only person to have Chris Doleman on my team, but damn sure I'll be first to claim as my first hit (seeing as Terry Jones dns, grumble). https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-7941667/Hall-Fame-DE-Doleman-dies-age-58.html

So interesting that the Mail Obits for Doleman and Shane don't show up on a Google Search any more. I actually find little if anything from the Mail showing up actually...hmmm.