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Herbie Flowers goes to List of the Missed, having last been selected last year

I'm out for the rest of the day so he'll have to wait until tomorrow for the DDP update (he's one of mine, so I won't forget ).

7-9-24 40 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 36 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 31 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 29 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 24 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 23 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 23 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 22 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 22 Paul Anka — Diana 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 18 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 14 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 12 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 09 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 07 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House

Saw this picture in The Guardian obits and thought Biggins had died

Derek Boshier, pop-artist, designer of Bowie album covers, dead at 89.

6-9-24 24 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 24 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 20 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Paul Anka — Diana 20 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 20 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 20 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 20 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 20 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 20 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 20 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 20 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 20 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 20 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 20 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 20 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 20 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 14 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 14 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6

Dmitriy Dostoyevsky, great grandson of Fyodor, died 4th September aged 79.

Cruciverbalist Ann Tait, who spent over 20 years compiling The Telegraph's Wednesday crosswords, has died aged 83 (8th August)

Guardian obit for Charles Blackwell (reveals he died 14th August, if there's any Wikipedia editors watching).

5 Sept 2024 52 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 52 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 51 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire +4 49 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 48 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 46 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 41 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 11 Perry Como — Magic Moments 15 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 09 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 08 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe I had to separate Great Balls of Fire & Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, 'elf & safety or summat.

Clive Freeman, who played for Swansea, Altrincham & Doncaster Rovers (and on loan briefley at Carlisle,) has died aged 61. Scored the Goal of the Month in the FA Cup 1st Round (replay) for Altincham against Chester City in 1992.

I've been expecting this...

4-9-24 47 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 47 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 46 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 42 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 39 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 37 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 36 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 33 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 31 Perry Como — Magic Moments 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 18 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 09 Russ Conway — Roulette 09 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For +4 I find most of these very middling - if they came on the radio I wouldn't turn it off, but neither would I go out my way to hear any of them.

George Goehring, composer of Lipstick on your Collar, reportedly dead aged 91.

2-9-24 37 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 37 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 35 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 33 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire +4 33 Perry Como — Magic Moments 30 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 30 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 29 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 28 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 21 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 18 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 15 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 14 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now  12 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 12 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 06 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came

1-9-24 33 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 30 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 29 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 29 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 28 Perry Como — Magic Moments 27 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 26 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 26 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 26 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 24 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 23 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon +4 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 21 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 18 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 15 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 15 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 14 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 10 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 10 Adam Faith — What Do You Want?

31 August 1924 24 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife 23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon +2 22 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 22 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 22 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? +2 21 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Perry Como — Magic Moments 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 20 Kalin Twins — When 20 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 20 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 16 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 15 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 11 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life 08 Cliff Richard — Living Doll No disrepect to Claudette, but "...Dream" is really shite.

30-8-24 57 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 45 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 45 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 39 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera +4 37 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 36 Paul Anka — Diana -6 32 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 14 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 11 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 10 Andy Williams — Butterfly

29-8-24 57 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 43 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 42 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 38 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 37 Paul Anka — Diana -6 33 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 31 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 14 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 14 Andy Williams — Butterfly 10 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This +4 09 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man

Alastair Carruthers, who along with his wife Jean, discovered/developed the cosmetic application of botulinum toxin (botox) died last week, aged 79, with the help of Canada's assisted dying legislation.

Drag queen Phil Lewis, known as Pinky and one of the inspirations for RTD's It's a Sin, has died.

If I can find it...

Good question, and one which I might investigate further when I have time. There are currently 34 'yahoo' QOs listed, though some also have mainstream obits too, so not simply a case of knocking out those 'yahoo'-sourced hits. It reminds me of an exercise I undertook some time ago to see if the application of the 'Drop 40' bonus significantly affected the scoreboard (it didn't - all the top contenders had similar numbers of Drop-40s, so tended to cancel each other out).

The revamped Bernabéu is attracting mixed reviews - its being compared with a printer, scanner air fryer, a/c unit, bluetooth speaker and a few more things.

28-8-24 Been absent a few days, hope I haven't missed much. Hang on, where's Eddie Calvert? 45 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 39 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 39 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 39 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 38 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 32 Paul Anka — Diana -6 26 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 17 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 17 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 16 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This +4 08 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden  06 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap