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Not a mention on this site, however, so, as far as this site is concerned, definitely ‘off the radar’. I’m

Richard Podolor, famed sound engineer & music producer (Three Dog Night in the main, but also Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly etc) and one-time writing partner of Sandy Nelson, died about three weeks after Nelson, on 9th March this year.

Chi Chi Rodriguez, winner of the Gulf Coast Golf Classic, is 87 today.

38 Freda Payne – Band of Gold 29 Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel +4 28 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 28 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) 26 T. Rex – Get It On 26 Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking 26 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 25 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 24 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 22 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 20 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 20 T. Rex – Hot Love 19 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump 18 Christie - Yellow River 17 Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting 17 Dana – All Kinds of Everything 17 Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star  12 Elvis - The Wonder of You  12 Slade - Coz I Luv You 12 The Tams – Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me 10 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -6 8 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime I remember Baby Jump, vaguely.

Everyone knows the football results but Match of the Day still gets an audience. Its the journey, not the destination, or summat.

When it dies and they lay it to rest Gonna go to the place that's the best When you lay it down to die Goin' up to the spirit in the sky

Confirmation of the Dietrich Mateschitz death. (As also previously mentioned in D_A_CH thread).

Lets not forget, "Knock Three Times" is not Dawn's worst number one of the decade.

33 Freda Payne – Band of Gold 31 Edison Lighthouse – Love grows (where my Rosemary goes) 26 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 26 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 25 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 25 Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock 25 Dave Edmunds – I hear you knocking +2 25 Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel +2 24 T.Rex – Get it on 24 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 23 Diana Ross – I´m still waiting 22 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -3 20 The Tams – Hey girl, don´t bother me 20 T.Rex – Hot love 20 Elvis Presley – The wonder of you 20 Dana – All kinds of everything 19 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump 19 Lee Marvin - Wanderin` Star 17 Christie - Yellow River 16 Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) 15 Dawn – Knock three times -3 11 Slade – Coz I luv you 03 Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the sky 03 Mungo Jerry - In the summertime

Guitarist, producer and songwriter Steve 'The colonel' Cropper is 81 today. A member of the Stax houseband, Booker T & The MGs Cropper was one of the original Blues Brothers, and can count amongst his songwriting partners Eddie Floyd (Knock on Wood), Wilson Pickett (In The Midnight Hour), Otis Redding (Dock of The Bay) as well as being the 'Steve' mentioned on Sam & Dave's and later, The Blues Brothers', Soul Man (approx 2' 38" below).

Also without wishing to influence anyone's voting, jeez, some of you have lousy taste* in music (not necessarily you YW). A few years ago (during lockdown), I did a spotify playlist for each year of my life and, while not exhaustive, had a few tunes I consider better than some of the number ones (I had Paranoid, Groovin' With Mr Bloe, All Kinds of Everything for example, for 1970) but we can all be thankful that that bloody Neil Diamond song didn't get there. *taste that doesn't correspond with mine.

Travis Basevi, a Cricinfo pioneer, and developer of its StatsGuru feature has died of cancer, aged 47.

I haven't watched either for years, so Albion Market Corrie The FA Premier League or The ECB? eta: in terms of accommodating the fans, rather than TV/sponsors.

I think I've understood it! 24 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord -4 24 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile 24 Edison Lighthouse – Love grows (where my Rosemary goes) 22 Freda Payne – Band of Gold 22 Dave Edmunds – I hear you knocking +2 22 Dave & Ansil Collins – Double Barrel +2 21 Lee Marvin - Wanderin` Star 20 Christie - Yellow River -2 20 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 20 Dana – All kinds of everything 20 Elvis Presley – The wonder of you 20 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a clown 20 Matthews Southern Comfort – Woodstock 20 Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump 20 T.Rex – Hot love 20 Dawn – Knock three times 20 T.Rex – Get it on 20 Diana Ross – I´m still waiting 20 The Tams – Hey girl, don´t bother me 20 Rod Stewart – Maggie May 20 Rolf Harris - Two little boys 19 Clive Dunn – Grandad 19 Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) 16 Slade – Coz I luv you 16 Middle of the road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 16 Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the sky 9 England World Cup Squad — Back Home 8 Mungo Jerry – In the summertime

But not calling a general election, fill in your own four-letter word.

It's now being reported that neither the chief whip, nor deputy chief whip have resigned. Letters have been written but not submitted.

Even Nigella's started trolling 'em now.

Peston understands it is an issue related to 'security'. Resignation letter to follow.

If it wasn't for the detrimental effect this was having on the country, it would be fucking hilarious.

Braverman out, Shapps in, apparently.

It's 30 years since the death of Jamaican athlete Arthur Wint. As a schoolboy, he was Jamaican Boy Athlete of the Year in 1937, and Central American Games gold medallist in 800m the following year. He joined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in 1942, becoming the Canadian 400meters record holder while training there. He was sent to Britain on active service as a pilot, leaving the RAF in 1947, becoming a medical student at St. Bartholomew's. In the 1948 London Olympics, he won Gold in the 400m, becoming the first Jamaican Olympic champion. He also won silver in the 800m, missing the chance of a third medal when he pulled a muscle during the 4 x 400m relay final. In 1952, in Helsinki, he was part of the 4 x 400m relay team that broke the world record while winning gold, and also won silver again in the 800m. He retired from running the following year and graduated as a doctor, returning to Jamaica to practice in 1955. From 1974 to 1978, he was Jamaica's High Commissioner to Britain and Ambassador to Sweden & Denmark. He was awarded the MBE in 1954, and the Jamaican Order of Distinction in 1973, and has been inducted into the Black Athlete's, the Jamaica Sports and the Central American & Caribbean Athletic Confederation Halls of Fame. He died after a short illness, aged 72.

Not only that, an alumnus/alumna is a former member (usually of a particular school or college, so generally used to mean a graduate). If Gambon is a current alumnus, he'd have previously been on the list but not currently on it.

Yes, sorry about that. For some reason I was looking at 2019s DDP.

Its 27 years since the death of singer and actor Bryan Johnson*, who represented UK in the 1960 Eurovision son contest, with "Looking High, High, High". He came second, which was the same position achieved by his brother, Teddy Johnson & sister-in-law, Pearl Carr, the previous year. He was also an actor in the company of Sir Donald Wolfit, and later appearing in musicals. He was 69. * not to be confused with B.S. Johnson, the writer, who killed himself in 1973, nor with Brian Johnson, singer with AC/DC, who is more deaf than dead.

Carmen Callil dead, 84. DDP pick for Pan Breed.