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Big thanks to those who helped provide info @Clorox Bleachman, @Cerberus, @Cat O'Falk, @Spade_Cooley, @Toast and a special thanks to @YoungWillz who seems to have a gift for researching!

Should we send him a DL mug like we did with Ronnie Biggs?

Right, I've finished. All acts from the first two decades of the UK Singles Chart are now listed on page one. S and M now complete and I added the vast majority of featured artists such as The Curls, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Jordanaires, The Imperials and most orchestra leaders. Some acts are just too obscure though, with virtually no info e.g. Anne Warren who duetted with Ruby Murray on one record, so I've left them out. I also added Consortium and Jackie Dennis who I missed first time round. I'm pretty happy with the "end result" and this is without a doubt the most complete list out there but it's by no means finished as I've now started reaching out to some artists to appeal for info. Terry Anderson from B Bumble and the Stingers got back to me and asked me to call him (a stroke has impaired his ability to type responses) and Tony Wilson of Hot Chocolate responded and is going to get back to me with info on what happened to his other partner in The Soul Brothers. I will add info as it comes in, and I will start the 1970s soon(ish). For now... here is a list of the oldest living artists from 1952–1969: Ray Anthony b. 20 Jan 1922 Jane Morgan b. 03 May 1924 Robert Earl b. 17 Nov 1926 Dick Hyman b. 08 Mar 1927 Teddie Beverley of The Beverley Sisters b. 05 May 1927 Hank Levine b. 09 Jun 1927 Cleo Laine b. 28 Oct 1927 Ronnie Harris b. c. 1928 Margie Needham of The Chordettes b. 15 Jul 1929 Mike Elliott of The Foundations b. 06 Aug 1929 Leroy Van Dyke b. 04 Oct 1929 Fred Diodati of The Four Aces b. 07 Nov 1930 Rose Brennan b. 01 Jan 1931 Caterina Valente b. 14 Jan 1931 Bernie Toorish of The Four Lads b. 02 Mar 1931 Plas Johnson of The Routers b. 21 Jul 1931 John Perkins of The Crew-Cuts b. 28 Aug 1931 Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton of Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames b. 19 Oct 1931 Dave Burgess of The Champs b. 13 Dec 1931 or 1934 June Marlow of The Stargazers b. 1931 Sammy Turner b. 03 Jun 1932 Nina van Pallandt of Nina & Frederik b. 15 Jul 1932 Steve Rowland of The Family Dogg b. 03 Sep 1932 Petula Clark b. 15 Nov 1932 Ray Perkins of The Crew-Cuts b. 24 Nov 1932 Possibly living Ping Ping b. 1923 Jamo Thomas b. 17 Jan 1928 or c. 1936 Suzi Miller b. 12 Jan 1929 Recent deaths 03 Jan 2020: Bo Winberg of The Spotniks (80) 08 Jan 2020: Edward Byrnes (87) 19 Jan 2020: Robert Parker (89) 20 Jan 2020: Barry Sargeant of The Marauders (79) 26 Jan 2020: Bob Shane of The Kingston Trio (85) 28 Jan 2020: Bob "Reg" Nave of The Lemon Pipers (75) 06 Feb 2020: Lynn Evans of The Chordettes (95) 16 Feb 2020: Pearl Carr (98) 26 Feb 2020: Michael Medwin (96) 20 Mar 2020: Kenny Rogers of Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (81) 08 Apr 2020: Carl Dobkins Jr. (79) 15 Apr 2020: Gene McSpadden of The Imperials Quartet (77) 22 Apr 2020: Chaquito (95) 24 Apr 2020: Harold Reid of The Statler Brothers (80) 25 Apr 2020: Ron Frangipane of The Archies (75) 03 May 2020: Bob Lander of The Spotniks (78) 05 May 2020: Millie (72) 09 May 2020: Little Richard (87) 15 May 2020: Phil May of The Pretty Things (75) 15 May 2020: Brian Walker of The Wurzels (94) 24 May 2020: Al Rex of Bill Haley and his Comets (91) 12 Jun 2020: Ricky Valance (84) 18 Jun 2020: Vera Lynn (103) 25 Jul 2020: Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac (73)

I wish these showbiz types would put up and shut up, and leave it to the medical professionals who know what they're talking about. There's no evidence at all that chloroquine is an effective treatment against coronavirus. In fact, there's incidents of people taking it and making themselves worse as a result of the side effects.

Depends who's asking. For Wikipedia standards – no, it's a blog. For everyone else in the real world, probably.

Poor guy, feel really bad for him. Opioid addiction at 21? Just how?

Obituary courtesy of The Times.

Hmmm... he was quite notable in his own right.

Could also go in the Dying Bigots thread... Hutton Gibson, father of Mel Gibson and all round nasty piece of work dead at 101 according to this thread.

He is indeed. 89 this year.

92 today!

Jeremy Paxman turned 70 yesterday. Honestly never imagined he was that old.

87 yesterday. Farrakhan is another up there on my “How are they still alive?” list. Unless I’m imagining it, he at one point had serious health problems?

Valentino turned 88 yesterday.

Death notice for 1930s child actor Martin Spellman who has died aged 94. Career was finished by 1941, at which point the U.S. was entering WWII and he enlisted to serve. Later worked in finance and insurance... well everyone sells their soul eventually.

Had symptoms of coronavirus. Refused to go to hospital saying that he had “no plans of dying in a hospital” and hoped it was just bad hayfever. Symptoms got worse and died in the hospital anyway. Darwin Award.

Barbara Taylor Bradford is 87 today.

James L. Brooks turned 80 yesterday.

Sonny Curtis turned 83 yesterday

Happy 84th Birthday to Fag Ash Glenda for yesterday.

Happy 86th Birthday for yesterday.

Crossposting. American soul and R&B singer Betty Wright dead at 66. Metro obit. Four charting singles in the UK between 1975 and 1989. This is turning into a brutal year for the UK charts.

Rolling Stone have update their article to say he died from cancer. People are saying it was bone cancer.

The Everly Brothers had a hit with a cover of Lucille...

Little Richard's entry updated.