UK Singles Chart

[YoungWillz 21,054]

On 22/06/2020 at 15:51, Ulitzer95 said:

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Julie Covington, 11 Sep 1946 – Living
Wiki UK pop singer and actress from London
Rula Lenska, 30 Sep 1947 – Living
Wiki UK actress from St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, formerly married to actor and singer Dennis Waterman (b. 1948)
Charlotte Cornwell, 26 Apr 1949 – Living
Wiki UK actress from Marylebone, London, half-sister of spy novelist John le Carré (b. 1931)
and Sue Jones-Davies 01 Jan 1949 – Living
Wiki UK actress and singer from Wales, now serves as a Plaid Cymru councillor and was Mayor of Aberystwyth from 2008 to 2009
21/05/1977 O.K.? #10 Featured in the TV series Rock Follies

 

I guess this entry could be updated for Dennis Waterman's death. (Waterman didn't hit the charts until the 80s I believe).

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:11, Ulitzer95 said:

The Move
Wiki UK rock band from Birmingham, formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1972 when the remaining members formed Electric Light Orchestra
Bev Bevan 25 Nov 1944 – Living
Trevor Burton 09 Mar 1949 – Living
Ace Kefford 10 Dec 1946 – Living
Rick Price 10 Jun 1944 – 17 May 2022 (77) Mention of death
Carl Wayne 18 Aug 1943 – 31 Aug 2004 (61) Guardian obit
Roy Wood 08 Nov 1946 – Living
05/01/1967 Night of Fear #2
06/04/1967 I Can Hear the Grass Grow #5
06/09/1967 Flowers in the Rain #2
07/02/1968 Fire Brigade #3
25/12/1968 Blackberry Way #1
23/07/1969 Curly #12

Updated for the death of Rick Price.

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 24/09/2020 at 18:01, Ulitzer95 said:

The Move
Wiki UK rock band from Birmingham, formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1972 when the remaining members formed Electric Light Orchestra
Bev Bevan 25 Nov 1944 – Living
Jeff Lynne 30 Dec 1947 – Living
Rick Price 10 Jun 1944 – 17 May 2022 (77) Mention of death
Roy Wood 08 Nov 1946 – Living
25/04/1970 Brontosaurus #7
03/07/1971 Tonight #11
23/10/1971 Chinatown #23
13/05/1972 California Man #7

Ditto.

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 08/11/2020 at 00:38, Ulitzer95 said:

Wizzard
Wiki UK glam rock band from Birmingham, West Midlands, formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1975, frontman Roy Wood and bass guitarist Rick Price had previously been members of The Move, Wood and cellist Hugh McDowell were also members of the Electric Light Orchestra with the former also enjoying a successful solo career
Bob Brady c. 1947 – Living
Mike Burney 01 Nov 1938 – 13 Nov 2014 (76) ITV obit
Charlie Grima 01 Dec 1944 – Living
Bill Hunt 23 May 1947 – Living
Hugh McDowell 31 Jul 1953 – 06 Nov 2018 (65) Telegraph obit
Nick Pentelow 10 Jun 1951 – Living
Rick Price 10 Jun 1944 – 17 May 2022 (77) Mention of death
Keith Smart 10 Dec 1946 – Living
Roy Wood 08 Nov 1946 – Living
09/12/1972 Ball Park Incident #6
21/04/1973 See My Baby Jive #1
01/09/1973 Angel Fingers #1
08/12/1973 I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday #4 Released as Wizzard featuring vocal backing by The Suedettes Plus The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir with additional noises by Miss Snob and Class 3C
27/04/1974 Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune) #6
10/08/1974 This is the Story of My Love (Baby) #34
21/12/1974 Are You Ready to Rock #8
NB: I note that on Charlie Grima's website (which is pretty old now) he mentions he was from Malta and emigrated to the UK aged 10. This is an obit for a Charlie Grima (1944–2018) who latterly lived in Valletta, Malta. Is it him? I don't think so. His website said he was latterly living in Kent, and this tends to suggest that the Charlie Grima who died in 2018 worked as a school caretaker.

And one more...

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 29/02/2020 at 17:09, Ulitzer95 said:

Aphrodite's Child
Wiki Greek progressive rock group, Demis Roussos and Vangelis both had successful solo careers, Vangelis died from COVID-19 in May 2022
Demis Roussos 15 Jun 1946 – 25 Jan 2015 (68) Guardian obit
Loukas Sideras 05 Dec 1944 – Living
Vangelis 29 Mar 1943 – 17 May 2022 (79) Guardian obit
06/11/1968 Rain and Tears #29

Updated for the death of Vangelis.

The one who nobody knows survives. Typical.

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 09/11/2020 at 16:54, Ulitzer95 said:

Yes
Wiki UK progressive rock band from London, formed in 1968 and disbanded in 1981, later active 1983–2004 and since 2008, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, keyboardist Rick Wakeman was also a member of Strawbs and a session musician for Black Sabbath, drummer Alan White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band
Jon Anderson 25 Oct 1944 – Living
Steve Howe 08 Apr 1947 – Living
Chris Squire 04 Mar 1948 – 27 Jun 2015 (67) Guardian obit
Rick Wakeman 18 May 1949 – Living
Alan White 14 Jun 1949 – 26 May 2022 (72) Guardian obit
17/09/1977 Wonderous Stories #7
26/11/1977 Going For the One #24
09/09/1978 Don't Kill the Whale #36

Updated for the death of Alan White.

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 10/11/2020 at 18:22, Ulitzer95 said:

Plastic Ono Band [see also John Lennon]
Wiki UK rock band from London, formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1974 with a reunion from 2009 to 2015, primarily known as an accompanying band for John Lennon on many of his recordings, Mal Evans was a roadie and personal assistant to The Beatles from 1963 to 1970 – he died in Los Angeles in January 1976 after accidentally being shot by police officers, guitarist Jesse Ed Davis died from a drug overdose in June 1988, drummer Alan White is best known as the drummer for rock band Yes
Kenneth Ascher 26 Oct 1944 – Living
Jesse Ed Davis 21 Sep 1944 – 22 Jun 1988 (43) LA Times obit
Mal Evans 27 May 1935 – 05 Jan 1976 (40) FindAGrave memorial
George Harrison 25 Feb 1943 – 29 Nov 2001 (58) Guardian obit
Nicky Hopkins 24 Feb 1944 – 06 Sep 1994 (50) Independent obit
Teddy Irwin no info available
Arthur Jenkins 07 Dec 1936 – 28 Jan 2009 (72) Mention of death
Jim Keltner 27 Apr 1942 – Living
Bobby Keys 18 Dec 1943 – 02 Dec 2014 (70) Guardian obit
John Lennon 09 Oct 1940 – 08 Dec 1980 (40) NME obit
Hugh McCracken 31 Mar 1942 – 28 Mar 2013 (70) Independent obit
Eddie Mottau 10 Dec 1943 – Living
Yoko Ono 28 Feb 1933 – Living
Chris Osbourne no info available
Billy Preston 02 Sep 1946 – 06 Jun 2006 (59) Guardian obit
Stuart Scharf 04 Sep 1941 – 08 Nov 2007 (66) Legacy obit
Klaus Voormann 29 Apr 1938 – Living
Alan White 14 Jun 1949 – 26 May 2022 (72) Guardian obit
21/02/1970 Instant Karma #5 Released as Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band
20/03/1971 Power to the People #7 Released as John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
09/12/1972 Happy Xmas (War is Over) #4 Released as John and Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
19/10/1974 Whatever Gets You Thru the Night #36 Released as John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
04/01/1975 Happy Xmas (War is Over) (re-release) #48 Released as John and Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir

Updated for the death of Alan White.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

When someone creates an unnecessary thread and then is the only person populating it…

 

Maybe the Admins can put an end to this mastabatory prose.

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

20 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

When someone creates an unnecessary thread and then is the only person populating it…

 

Maybe the Admins can put an end to this mastabatory prose.

 

 

By putting you out of your misery with a ban? I do hope so, as all you post is shite – namely abuse of others or just spam level cut and pasted stories like “Local police officer Jarvis W. Smith died in San Antonio on Thursday his family announced” that nobody gives a flying fuck about. 
 

@Paul Bearer you should’ve banned this nuisance about 5 years ago.

[msc 18,476]

Brilliant thread as ever, Ulitzer. Easily one of the best for easily sourcing information in the last few years.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

3 minutes ago, msc said:

Brilliant thread as ever, Ulitzer. Easily one of the best for easily sourcing information in the last few years.

Nice reach around.

[Toast 16,142]

7 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

By putting you out of your misery with a ban? I do hope so, as all you post is shite – namely abuse of others or just spam level cut and pasted stories like “Local police officer Jarvis W. Smith died in San Antonio on Thursday his family announced” that nobody gives a flying fuck about. 
 

@Paul Bearer you should’ve banned this nuisance about 5 years ago.

 

Well said.

 

I for one find this thread very interesting.

[En Passant 3,741]

Any of these people had babies recently?

[time 8,617]

9 minutes ago, En Passant said:

Any of these people had babies recently?

Someone's thrown their dummy out the pram, does that count?

[Toast 16,142]

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

On 05/06/2020 at 18:31, Ulitzer95 said:

Edgar Broughton Band
Wiki UK psychedelic rock band from Warwick, Warwickshire
Edgar Broughton 27 Oct 1947 – Living
Steve Broughton 20 May 1950 – 29 May 2022 (72) Mention of death
Arthur Grant 14 May 1950 – Living
18/04/1970 Out Demons Out #39
23/01/1971 Apache Drop Out #33 Adapted from the single Apache by The Shadows

Seeing as his brother has confirmed the news, updated for the death of Steve Broughton.

[TheKeysOfMarinus 390]

I have no horse in this race but I think this is a very useful thread. I've only ever seen Sir Creep be a pain in the neck that drags this forum down. 

[gcreptile 10,978]

16 minutes ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said:

I have no horse in this race but I think this is a very useful thread. I've only ever seen Sir Creep be a pain in the neck that drags this forum down. 

Sometimes you need the rain to remind you of how beautiful sunshine can be.

[Cruyff's Turn 11]

I was reading the thread and found it interesting and informative before I saw the interjection. Why would you want it banned?

[Death Impends 7,979]

On 29/02/2020 at 15:02, Ulitzer95 said:

C

The Champs
Wiki American rock and roll instrumental group from Los Angeles, California, Glen Campbell later had a successful solo career, as did Seals and Crofts as a duo
Gene Alden 1930 or 1931 – Living
Buddy Bruce Feb 1930 – 01 Jul 2014 (84) Local obit
Dave Burgess 13 Dec 1931 or 1934 – Living
Glen Campbell 22 Apr 1936 – 08 Aug 2017 (81) Guardian obit
Jerry Cole 23 Sep 1939 – 28 May 2008 (68) LA Times obit
Dash Crofts 14 Aug 1938 – Living
Cliff Hills 15 Nov 1918 – n/a
Bob Morris 03 Feb 1930 – 03 Dec 1981 (51) FindAGrave memorial
Chuck Rio (aka Danny Flores) 11 Jul 1929 – 19 Sep 2006 (77) Billboard obit
Jim Seals 17 Oct 1941 – Living

 

Jim Seals dead - https://www.noise11.com/news/jim-seals-of-seals-crofts-dies-aged-80-20220607

 

Until a couple years ago I thought he was already dead, my mind was mixing him up with his brother.

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

18 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

 

Jim Seals dead - https://www.noise11.com/news/jim-seals-of-seals-crofts-dies-aged-80-20220607

 

Until a couple years ago I thought he was already dead, my mind was mixing him up with his brother.

 

Way better known as part of the platinum selling folk-rock duo Seals and Crofts. Just visited their website, which is clunky as fuck and looks like shit - their last gig appears to have been in 2014. That said, the one on the right as you look - Dash Crofts - remains alive, obitable and old - coming up 84 in August.

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,054]

24 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

 

Jim Seals dead - https://www.noise11.com/news/jim-seals-of-seals-crofts-dies-aged-80-20220607

 

Until a couple years ago I thought he was already dead, my mind was mixing him up with his brother.

According to the Wiki the Tequila recording was only Danny Flores, Gene Alden and Buddy Bruce, and an unnamed session saxophonist.

 

Seals joined afterwards as did Glen Campbell.

 

Don't know who was on Too Much Tequila mind you. 

 

Don't think Seals and Croft did anything in the UK, save write Summer Breeze, which was a hit for The Isley Brothers and Geoffrey Williams, though much later.

[Death Impends 7,979]

6 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

Way better known as part of the platinum selling folk-rock duo Seals and Crofts. Just visited their website, which is clunky as fuck and looks like shit - their last gig appears to have been in 2014. That said, the one on the right as you look - Dash Crofts - remains alive, obitable and old - coming up 84 in August.

 

 

 

Reminds me of when I stumbled upon the Procol Harum website while writing Gary Brooker's obit. There must be a whole batch of web 1.0 fossil websites for old bands out there.

[Ulitzer95 12,653]

32 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

According to the Wiki the Tequila recording was only Danny Flores, Gene Alden and Buddy Bruce, and an unnamed session saxophonist.

 

Seals joined afterwards as did Glen Campbell.

 

Don't know who was on Too Much Tequila mind you. 

 

Don't think Seals and Croft did anything in the UK, save write Summer Breeze, which was a hit for The Isley Brothers and Geoffrey Williams, though much later.

See the notes section of the entry. I used the lineup on Wiki for the first hit. Couldn't find one for the second hit, so I just used their regular lineup for around that period.

[Perhaps 1,423]

On 21/10/2020 at 19:06, Ulitzer95 said:

Sine
Discogs American disco studio group, assembled by songwriter and producer Patrick Adams (b. 1950)

 

Patrick Adams dead.