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Right, here goes. So there's also this. "Anonymous said: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but KEVIN ROWAN known to his mates as DAN moved to BOSCOMBE DORSET some years ago and has now since died. He was a good friend and will be missed greatly." (July 2013) FREEBMD: Kevin G Rowan, birth registered Sep 1963 in Liverpool North. GRO: Nothing. No persons called Kevin Rowan with a birth year of 1963 have died since our last knowledge of him being alive (that reunion show in 2008). So he didn't die on British soil, unless he changed his name. Ancestry: Electoral register from 2010 Kevin G Rowan b. 1963–1965, living in Bournemouth, Dorset. Ah ha! So he was alive in 2010. So if he died, why did that anonymous poster say "some years ago", if he was alive just 3 years prior? Also, that Aussie obit gives a spouse's name of Karen. Now, there are no records in the UK of a ROWAN, KEVIN ever marrying anyone by the name of Karen. Regardless, I don't believe he just up and left from Bournemouth at some point, moved to Oz, got married, fell ill and died within the space of just a few years. I just don't buy it. It just seems like someone is putting the cat among the pigeons to me. I'm more inclined to believe the comments saying he's "alive and well" or "I saw him the other day". Maybe just wants to be left alone. If anyone knows where to access an electoral register subsequent to 2010 then we may get absolute confirmation that he's still alive and that YouTube commenters are pulling our leg or simply confused/misinformed.

Cheers, I've updated for Terry's DOB and age at death. Still looking for Rowan. Going to have a quick scroll though Google and social media. Failing that I will try Ancestry/GRO etc. We may just end up back at square one though.

This is doing my nut in. On this YouTube video a few people claim that he had just died (and they're dated from about 2 years ago). Another user, Darren, has taken time to comment on each of these claims saying that he's alive and well, living near Bournemouth. What I also spotted on the comments section of that video was this, dated from just last week: "Sadly our Terry Baccino passed away over the weekend. Rest in peace mate!!! :-(" I'll add Terry B's death in. The other one is too sketchy and so I'll keep digging but add a note to the section for now.

Interesting. Where can you find these? I still think the record company messed up. If it was released but never charted then promotion must have been poor.

Half an hour? That's commitment, I hope you like the Ohio Players! So the web says he was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Twitter also says he's a Gemini. The Ohio birth records from that period are rubbish because they only give state but thankfully there is one residency record from his childhood which seems to fit: William M. Beck, living in Kenmore Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio, b. 18 Jun 1953. This is the only one that fits so I'm just going to use it. If it's wrong, an obituary will correct it eventually. Edit: Just found another residency record, this time from the following decade that has this Beck living in Dayton, Ohio, where the group was formed. Confident that this is him now. Interestingly, he was the one who contributed the high pitched screams on Love Rollercoaster, which many thought was a woman at the time. Which leads me to a question I've asked myself before... why was Love Rollercoaster never released in the UK? It went to #1 in the U.S., #2 in Canada and #5 in France. I don't think it was the case that it just didn't chart because 45cat reveals additional releases for Japan, Sweden and Australia – but no UK. Ofc, the RHCPs covered it in the mid-90s and that charted (#7), but the original is superior IMO. Mercury fucked up if you ask me.

Dell Richardson is on Facebook. Sadly not much on his page though. Robert Bailey... okay so his dad's Guardian obit which you've given me is useful. Lists his children (all of whom survived him) as Christine, Joan, Rachel, Robert and Richard. Gives his widow's name as Doris. Sadly no surname. >> Go to Ancestry and punch in Emmanuel McDonald Bailey. His wife was Doris Wells (1927–2017). >> Using the mother's maiden name Wells and Bailey, found three records in the GRO: Christine E A Bailey b. 1948 Islington Robert M Bailey b. 1950 Islington Joan G V Bailey b. 1951 Islington RateYourMusic gives the younger brother as Richard C M Bailey, b. 8 Nov 1955 Guyana, so presumably Rachel was also born there, probably between 1951 and 1955. The family must have moved there at some point. McDonald Bailey did die in his native Trinidad after all. Anyway, cracked it. Cheers.

First guess... Billy Ocean? (on my "to go see" list). Second one... Osibisa? They seem to be absolutely everywhere. They were playing Ronnie Scott's this time last year. Do tell!

Looks fine to me. Dude, he’s 94.

O Billy Ocean 21 Jan 1950 – Living Wiki UK R&B and pop singer-songwriter, born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago but raised in Stepney, London, real name Leslie Sebastian Charles, won a Grammy Award in 1985 and awarded an MBE in 2020 21/02/1976 Love Really Hurts Without You #2 10/07/1976 L.O.D. (Love on Delivery) #19 13/11/1976 Stop Me (if You've Heard it All Before) #12 12/03/1977 Red Light Spells Danger #2 01/09/1979 American Hearts #54 Des O'Connor 12 Jan 1932 – 14 Nov 2020 (88) Guardian obit Wiki UK singer, comedian and television presenter, worked as a Butlin's redcoat before starting his career on stage, awarded a CBE in 2008, known as the host of Today with Des and Mel, Countdown and Take Your Pick 14/03/1970 I'll Go on Hoping #30 03/10/1970 The Tips of My Fingers #15 Alan O'Day 03 Oct 1940 – 17 May 2013 (72) LA Times obit Wiki American pop rock singer-songwriter from Hollywood, California 02/07/1977 Undercover Angel #43 Odyssey Wiki American soul and disco vocal trio from New York City, New York, formed in 1968 as a family act consisting of three sisters, the departure of middle sister Carmen Lopez (b. 1934) convinced the other two to seek a new sound and hire a male vocalist Lillian Lopez 16 Nov 1935 – 04 Sep 2012 (76) Independent obit Louise Lopez 22 Feb 1933 – 28 Jan 2015 (81) Mention of death Tony Reynolds 06 Aug 1942 – 02 Feb 2010 (67) Mention of death 24/12/1977 Native New Yorker #5 Cover of a single by Frankie Valli Ohio Players Wiki American funk band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 1959, originally called The Ohio Untouchables William "Billy" Beck 18 Jun 1953 – Living Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner 14 Mar 1943 – 26 Jan 2013 (69) NY Times obit Marshall "Rock" Jones 01 Jan 1941 – 27 May 2016 (75) Obit Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks 20 Aug 1939 – 15 Nov 1997 (58) FindAGrave memorial Marvin "Merv" Pierce 13 Jul 1951 – Living Clarence "Satch" Satchell 15 Apr 1940 – 30 Dec 1995 (55) FindAGrave memorial James "Diamond" Williams 27 Mar 1950 – Living 10/07/1976 Who'd She Coo? #43 The O'Jays Wiki American R&B vocal group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958, inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, replacement member Sammy Strain was previously a member of Little Anthony and the Imperials Eddie Levert 16 Jun 1942 – Living William Powell 20 Jan 1942 – 26 May 1977 (35) FindAGrave memorial Sammy Strain 09 Dec 1939 – Living Walter Williams 25 Aug 1943 – Living 23/09/1972 Back Stabbers #14 03/03/1973 Love Train #9 21/01/1976 I Love Music #13 12/02/1977 Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) #24 08/04/1978 I Love Music (re-release) #36 17/06/1978 Used Ta be My Girl #12 30/09/1978 Brandy #21 29/09/1979 Sing a Happy Song #39 Mike Oldfield 15 May 1953 – Living Wiki UK multi-instrumentalist and composer from Reading, Berkshire, his music spans many genres including progressive rock, classical, world, folk, electronic and ambient, younger brother of composer Terry Oldfield (b. 1949) and singer Sally Oldfield 13/07/1974 Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells) #31 Featured in the 1973 film The Exorcist 20/12/1975 In Dulce Jubilo / On Horseback #4 27/11/1976 Portsmouth #3 23/12/1978 Take 4 (EP) #72 21/04/1979 Guilty #22 08/12/1979 Blue Peter #19 Cover of the theme to the television programme Blue Peter / Released in aid of the Blue Peter Cambodia Appeal Sally Oldfield 03 Aug 1947 – Living Wiki UK pop and folk singer-songwriter, born in Dublin Ireland but raised in Reading, Berkshire, older sister of composers Terry Oldfield (b. 1949) and Mike Oldfield 09/12/1978 Mirrors #19 Olympic Runners Wiki UK funk and disco band, formed in 1974 and disbanded in 1979, Vernon was awarded an MBE in 2020 George Chandler 02 Mar 1944 – Living Joe Jammer 27 Sep 19?? – Living DeLisle Harper 20 Nov 1942 – Living Glen LeFleur no info available Mike Vernon 20 Nov 1944 – Living Pete Wingfield 07 May 1948 – Living 13/05/1978 Whatever it Takes #61 14/10/1978 Get it While You Can #35 20/01/1979 Sir Dancealot #35 28/07/1979 The Bitch #37 Featured in the 1979 film The Bitch One Hundred Ton and a Feather (aka Jonathan King) 06 Dec 1944 – Living Wiki UK singer-songwriter and record producer from Marylebone, London, discovered and named Genesis in 1967, founded UK Records in 1972, produced songs for the Bay City Rollers and 10cc, convicted of sleeping with underage boys in the 1980s and sentenced to seven years in prison 26/06/1976 It Only Takes a Minute #9 Cover of a single by Tavares One Way featuring Al Hudson [see Al Hudson and the Soul Partners] The Tony Osborne Sound 29 Jun 1922 – 01 Mar 2009 (86) Independent obit Discogs UK trumpeter, pianist and composer, musical director for Britain's first pop music television show, Six-Five Special on the BBC 03/02/1973 The Shepherd's Song #46 Released as The Tony Osborne Sound featuring Joanne Brown Osibisa Wiki UK Afro rock band from London, formed in 1969 by four Ghanaian and three Caribbean musicians, their music fuses Afro-Caribbean elements with funk, jazz, rock and Latin, keyboardist Kiki Gyan died from AIDS and drug-related complications in June 2004 Sol Amarfio 22 Sep 1938 – 13 Dec 2022 (84) Obit Kofi Ayivor 15 Dec 1939 – Living Robert Bailey 1950 – Living Kiki Gyan 07 Jun 1957 – 10 Jun 2004 (47) BBC obit Mike Odumosu Feb 1959 – Living Teddy Osei Dec 1937 – Living Wendell Richardson no info available Mac Tontoh 25 Dec 1940 – 17 Aug 2010 (69) Obit 17/01/1976 Sunshine Day #17 05/06/1976 Dance the Body Music #31 Donny Osmond 09 Dec 1957 – Living Wiki American singer, dancer and actor from Ogden, Utah, a member of the musical Osmond family, with his sister Marie Osmond he was one half of the singing duo Donny & Marie Osmond and the two also had their own variety television show together called Donny & Marie (1975–1979), Marie had a successful solo career in her own right, as did younger brother Little Jimmy Osmond 17/06/1972 Puppy Love #1 Cover of a single by Paul Anka 16/09/1972 Too Young #5 11/11/1972 Why #3 Cover of a single by Frankie Avalon 10/03/1973 The Twelfth of Never #1 Cover of a single by Johnny Mathis 18/08/1973 Young Love #1 Cover of a single by Ric Cartey with the Jiva-Tones 10/11/1973 When I Fall in Love #4 Cover of a single by Doris Day 16/11/1974 Where did All the Good Times Go #18 Donny & Marie Osmond Wiki (Donny) / Wiki (Marie) American vocal duo from Ogden, Utah, both members of the musical Osmond family, appeared together on their own variety television show together called Donny & Marie (1975–1979) and had solo careers in their own right, their youngest sibling Little Jimmy Osmond also had a successful singing career Donny Osmond 09 Dec 1957 – Living Marie Osmond 13 Oct 1959 – Living 03/08/1974 I'm Leaving it (All) Up to You #2 Cover of a single by Dale and Grace 14/12/1974 Morning Side of the Mountain #5 Cover of a single by Tommy Edwards 21/06/1975 Make the World Go Away #18 Cover of a single by Ray Price, popularised by Eddy Arnold 17/01/1976 Deep Purple #25 Little Jimmy Osmond 16 Apr 1963 – Living Wiki American singer, actor and businessman from Canoga Park, California, youngest member of the musical Osmond family, his older siblings Marie Osmond and brother Donny Osmond also had successful solo careers and appeared together on their own variety television show together called Donny & Marie (1975–1979), later became a tour promoter, also the youngest solo artist to ever top the UK Singles Chart at the age of 9 25/11/1972 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool #1 31/03/1973 Tweedle Dee #4 Cover of a single by LaVern Baker 23/03/1974 I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door #11 Cover of a single by Eddie Hodges Marie Osmond 13 Oct 1959 – Living Wiki American singer, actress, author and philanthropist from Ogden, Utah, a member of the musical Osmond family, began performing at 14, with her brother Donny Osmond she was one half of the singing duo Donny & Marie Osmond and the two also had their own variety television show together called Donny & Marie (1975–1979), Donny had a hugely successful solo career in his own right, as did younger brother Little Jimmy Osmond 17/11/1973 Paper Roses #2 Cover of a single by Anita Bryant The Osmonds Wiki American musical family group from Ogden, Utah, formed in 1970 and disbanded in 1980 though continued as The Osmond Brothers quartet from 1982, the group was put together by parents George (1917–2007) and Olive Osmond (1925–2004) and all were raised as members of the Mormon Church, member Donny Osmond later had a hugely successful solo career and was one half of the singing duo Donny & Marie Osmond with his younger sister Marie Osmond, youngest sibling Little Jimmy Osmond also had a singing career as a child and joined the group later in life, the family group also has two older non-performing brothers – Virl (b. 1945) and Tom (b. 1947) Alan Osmond 22 Jun 1949 – Living Donny Osmond 09 Dec 1957 – Living Jay Osmond 02 Mar 1955 – Living Merrill Osmond 30 Apr 1953 – Living Wayne Osmond 28 Aug 1951 – Living 25/03/1972 Down by the Lazy River #40 11/11/1972 Crazy Horses #2 14/07/1973 Goin' Home #4 27/10/1973 Let Me in #2 20/04/1974 I Can't Stop #12 24/08/1974 Love Me For a Reason #1 01/03/1975 Having a Party #28 24/05/1975 The Proud One #5 15/11/1975 I'm Still Gonna Need You #32 30/10/1976 I Can't Live a Dream #37 Gilbert O'Sullivan 01 Dec 1946 – Living Wiki UK pop and soft rock singer-songwriter and pianist, born in Waterford, Ireland but raised in Battersea, London and then Swindon, Wiltshire, real name Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, purposely avoided dating during the peak of his career as he believed a relationship would negatively affect his songwriting 28/11/1970 Nothing Rhymed #8 03/04/1971 Underneath the Blanket Go #40 24/07/1971 We Will #16 27/11/1971 No Matter How I Try #5 04/03/1972 Alone Again (Naturally) #3 17/06/1972 Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day #8 21/10/1972 Clair #1 O'Sullivan wrote this as a tribute to the daughter of his manager 17/03/1973 Get Down #1 15/09/1973 Ooh Baby #18 10/11/1973 Why, Oh Why, Oh Why #6 09/02/1974 Happiness is Me and You #19 24/08/1974 A Woman's Place #42 14/12/1974 Christmas Song #12 14/06/1975 I Don't Love You but I Think I Like You #14 John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Wiki (Otway) / Wiki (Barrett) UK folk rock and experimental duo comprising of singer-songwriter Otway and guitarist Barrett, both are from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Wild Willy Barrett 30 May 1950 – Living John Otway 02 Oct 1952 – Living 03/12/1977 Really Free #27 Our Kid Wiki UK vocal group from Liverpool consisting of four teenage boys, appeared on the television talent show New Faces in 1976 Terry Baccino 23 Oct 1960 – 19 Sep 2020 (59) Mention of death Brian Farrell 1963 – Living Terry McCreith 1961 – Living Kevin Rowan 1964 – Living 29/05/1976 You Just Might See Me Cry #2 NB: There seems to be conflicting rumours about Kevin Rowan. Some comments on YouTube insist that he died about 2 years ago. Others maintain that he is alive and well, living near Bournemouth. Others suggest that he moved to Australia, and there's an obit here which could be him. NB2: Update to the above – still alive and based in Bournemouth as of 2022.

Presumably walking in and out of that thing is what has made you retardis?

Seems like an urban myth to me. Madonna is the best selling female artist of all time. She’s sold somewhere in between 275 to 300 million records, depending on the source. I believe Rihanna is second at around 250 million.

"John Waddy, a WWII hero, was died at the age of 100" Yup, definitely Sun journalism.

4/5 of Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs seem to still be alive. The only one who appears to have passed away is David Martin, the bass player, in 1987 following a heart attack.

Wrong thread, again. This is really only meant for persons whose pages have been edited to say they have died when there are no other sources to back it up. Yuri Orlov's death on Wikipedia is sourced. English report here. And if you copy and paste his Russian name into Google, it returns dozens of news sources about his death. When there's a report, regardless of whether it's from a big newspaper like the Guardian or the Telegraph or a small independent site, then it goes in the corresponding thread according to their notability. We have a scientist thread and an activist one. And if you can't choose where to post it because the person concerned covers various fields, then there's the general Deaths in 2020 thread.

Colonel John Waddy (wiki), British Army officer, World War II veteran, POW who would go on to become director of the SAS and a writer, dead at 100 according to this museum page on Facebook.

Small Faces. He was a member of Small Faces. One wonders how you get it so bloody wrong all the time when all you’re doing is copying text from Wikipedia.

Updated. Amazed at how quickly you pick these up YW! I wonder if the record label pushed the alternative spelling of "Sweetenham" because it sounds better...

Because Ashkin's death was announced before WEP picked him, meaning that there's a remote chance the player could have learnt of his death before entering the individual in the game. It's discounted as a means of total fairness to other players.

Updated. Be good to get a definite date and an obit to go with. Such a good band and 4/5 of them not making life expectancy. Sad.

... and less than a year later Nobel laureate Arthur Askin (wiki) has died aged 98. That obituary went up 5 days ago. How on earth did nobody spot it? His Wiki page was only updated a few hours ago.

Uktam Barnoev (wiki), incumbent Deputy PM of Uzbekistan, dead from COVID-19, aged 56. After his condition deteriorated they flew him to a hospital in Germany but didn't do any good. He took office in February. Before that he was the Governor of the Bukhara region of the country. His successor in that role, Karim Kamalov (wiki), also died from COVID-19 in August, aged 66.

Peter Hampton (wiki), left back for Leeds United (1972–80) and Stoke City (1980–84), has died suddenly whilst on a family holiday in Cyprus aged 66.

Crossposting from the Fringes of Fame thread. Georges Gustave Hollande needs to be added to the List of the Missed.

Thought the tabloids would have picked up on this one at least... Edna Moore was the terrifying mother-in-law from Mills Hill, Rochdale, who had 15 minutes of fame after forcing an apology from Simon Cowell when she appeared on The X Factor in 2006, aged 86. Anyway, YouTube comments from randoms led me to believe she had died in 2012 or 2015. Not the case. A relative on there confirms she only died in March 2019. This is backed up in the GRO Index: Moore, Edna / ROCHDALE / b. 1920 / d. Q1 2019. So she was 98–99 at the time of death. RIP.

One of the things I've learnt through this project is that it's not easy to mathematically work out someone's age from the higgledy piggledy English school system! I did find him through what you dug out though... I think! Birth registered in the 3rd quarter of 1952: BUCK, PAUL A. Uckfield, Sussex. Now that is the only birth of a Paul Buck occurring in Sussex (which was just one big county before 1974, rather than East and West as it is today). Google says his middle name is Anthony. Has to be him, surely? That makes him an identical age to Strummer pretty much. School entry can also depend upon parental choice I suppose, and then kids can get held behind/skipped ahead too depending on circumstances.