Thatcher 2,173 Posted June 11 Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson of The Selecter has died. Lead vocalist from 1979-1982, 1991-2006 and again from 2010-2024. Obituaries: The Sun, BBC 2 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 13,266 Posted June 11 2 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Arthur Gaps Hendrickson of The Selecter has died. That's pissed me off. Big fan of The Selecter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,341 Posted June 11 21 minutes ago, TQR said: That's pissed me off. Big fan of The Selecter. Me too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,162 Posted Monday at 12:02 Don Omar, the "King of Reggaeton", announces that he has cancer but doesn't specify which type. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,456 Posted Monday at 12:05 3 minutes ago, wannamaker said: Don Omar, the "King of Reggaeton", announces that he has cancer but doesn't specify which type. Half of Danza Kuduro, so huge name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,201 Posted Monday at 14:00 Just had notification of death of Graham Dowdall - aka (retro-futurist Gagarin) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,808 Posted Monday at 15:55 On 22/06/2023 at 12:51, YoungWillz said: Paul Spencer aka Dario G reveals stage 4 rectal cancer diagnosis: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-nineties-pop-legend-dario-30294051 Reports coming in that Dario G aka Paul Spencer has died. 8 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,985 Posted Monday at 16:39 Confirmed: https://crewe.nub.news/news/local-news/famous-crewe-musician-paul-spencer-dies-aged-53-232619 This briefly came up on BBC local news but suspect a QO will follow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,155 Posted Monday at 16:58 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Reports coming in that Dario G aka Paul Spencer has died. <tweet deleted for space> 38 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Confirmed: https://crewe.nub.news/news/local-news/famous-crewe-musician-paul-spencer-dies-aged-53-232619 This briefly came up on BBC local news but suspect a QO will follow. A QO has followed for Paul Spencer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,985 Posted Monday at 16:58 Doesn't matter, QO in anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,155 Posted Monday at 17:28 25 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: On BBC but if I'm right, this doesn't count? Mind you, is it any different from Yahoo feeds of local news? Moot point as the BBC has done a proper report, but I don't think that link to the Crewe local news would count unless the BBC quotes the report as well (but i might be wrong). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 837 Posted Monday at 20:11 Rectal cancer??.. legend? Haven't heard of the geezer since the millennium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 817 Posted Tuesday at 22:54 American singer/songwriter/producer and author, Buzz Cason died on Sunday, June 16th aged 84. He began his lengthy career in rock and roll bands before moving more into writing and production, though he also continued to perform. https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/buzz-cason-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,808 Posted Tuesday at 23:16 Cedric A Napoleon, bassist and songwriter notable for his formation and membership of US soul/jazz fusion band Pieces Of A Dream, reportedly dead: https://www.soultracks.com/story-cedric-napoleon-dies I cannot tie him to the mid/late eighties UK chart entries (they peaked at #84 in 1988), but they were better known Stateside. Here he is lead singing on Fo Fi Fo from 1983: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
