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13-6-23 59 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 52 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 35 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 32 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 29 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 23 Thunderclap Newman — Something In The Air 21 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 21 Tommy Roe — Dizzy 21 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 16 Peter Sarstedt — Where do you go to my lovely 14 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 12 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar -5 11 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 09 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 07 Mary Hopkin — Those Were The Days 00The Equals – Baby Come Ba.. too late -1

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For the list of the missed, John Ward, father of photographer Julie Ward, murdered in Kenya. Picked in 2021 (by @Gooseberry Crumble)

Sadly, yes. This online notice refers to her having been predeceased by a daughter Ariana.

12-6-23 55 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 48 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 40 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 30 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra — The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 29 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 27 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 24 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 23 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 21 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 15 The Move – Blackberry Way 11 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) -3 9 Mary Hopkin — Those we’re the days -3 7 The Equals – Baby Come Back

Tori Bowie cause of death determined to be complications of childbirth.

11-6-23 51 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 40 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 38 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 28 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 28 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 26 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 25 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good , The Bad And The Ugly 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days -3 18 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap – Young Girl 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beak y, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 15 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar -3 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 10 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 06 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 06 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La -Da 06 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink

The father of Enzo Maresca, Manchester City assistant manager and rumoured next Celtic boss, has been reported to have been found safe and well in Istanbul.

Its 30 years since the death of actor & comedian Bernard Bresslaw. Best known as a member of the Carry On... team, he was also a stage actor with The Old Vic, The Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, and appeared numerous other Radio, TV and Film productions. At 6'7" he was briefly considered to play the creature in The Curse of Frankenstein (a part which went to Chrispopher Lee) but did play Varga, in the Doctor Who story The Ice Warriors (1967). In addition he also had a Top 10 chart hit in 1958, Mad Passionate Love, thus proving that some people will buy anything. Another of his songs, You Need Feet (a parody of Max Bygraves' You Need Hands, featured in The Rutles mockumentary. He was also a performer in several TV commercials, including Findus Fish Fingers and BT (with Miriam Margolyes & Maureen Lipman) He died of a sudden heart attack, aged 59, in his dressing room at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre, where he was playing Grumio in The Taming of The Shrew

Afer, Europe's oldest aardvark, has been euthanised aged 32. He'd been resident at Colchester zoo since moving from the Netherlands 6 years ago, and fathered 5 offspring )one named Ottis, naturally).

10-6-23 43 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 21 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 19 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap — Young Girl 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash -6 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 13 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 08 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 6 The Bee Gees – I´ve Gotta Get A Message To You -6 I'm voting for songs I like and against those I don't

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I did not know this.

9 June 2023 33 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 28 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising 26 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 24 Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 22 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 22 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 21 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 20 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 20 Cliff Richard – Congratulations 20 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl 20 The Equals – Baby Come Back 20 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 20 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 20 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 20 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 20 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 The Beatles – The Ballad Of John & Yoko 20 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Woman 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 17 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 Des O´Connor – I Pretend 15 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 14 The Bee Gees – I´ve Gotta Get A Message To You -6 08 Esther & Abi Ofarim – Cinderella Rockefella 02 The Beatles – Hey Jude I was going to get rid of Hey Jude but then I thought Nah Nah nah na na-na-na Naaaaaaaaaah

Sir David Seton Wills, 5th Baronet of Hazelton & Clapton in Gordano, died aged 83, 2nd June. Descendant of Wills the tobacco people, he was once the majority shareholder of Swindom Town FC, during their 'glory years' of the Hoddle player/manager era when the reached the top flight.

Local news report* on the death of Hutson, bizarrely illustrated with a picture of David Bowie taken by the late Roger Bamber. I say report, its largely a summary of tweets/insta/FB posts by those that knew him.

08.06.23 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 36 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 31 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +4 27 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 25 The Monkees – I´m A Believer -4 20 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 00 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -2

Singer Julie Driscoll is 76 today. She's known chiefly for her 1968 hit "This Wheel's On Fire" with Brian Auger and the Trinity, a remake of which was used as the theme to TV show Absolutely Fabulous.

Stunt performer Dinny Powell, younger brother of Nosher, reported dead via twitter. Aged 90.

7-6-23 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 35 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running +4 33 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 31 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 26 The Kinks — Sunny Afternoon 21 The Monkees — I’m A Believer -6 15 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 14 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Rust in Peace.

Not even the first at Spurs Aussie Ardiles! (Just saw this elsewhere and wish I'd seen it before I posted last night!)

Its 25 years since the death of songwriter Jerry Capehart, manager of and collaborator with Eddie Cochran and co-writer of two of his biggest hits, Summertime Blues and C'Mon Everybody. He died aged 69, from brain cancer.

Lets not forget his role as Lord Summerisle in cult favourite The Wicker Man (1973).