UK Singles Chart

[YoungWillz 21,213]

On 13/09/2020 at 00:09, Ulitzer95 said:

Dan McCafferty 14 Oct 1946 – Living
Wiki UK hard rock and heavy metal singer-songwriter from Dunfermline, Scotland, lead singer of hard rock band Nazareth from 1968 to 2013
13/09/1975 Out of Time #41

And Dan McCafferty's solo top 75, needs updating..

[YoungWillz 21,213]

Obviously of no consequence points wise, but Dan McCafferty QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-former-nazareth-frontman-dan-28441950

[wildstorm 300]

6 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

And Dan McCafferty's solo top 75, needs updating..

cool, another hit for my 2021 list

[YoungWillz 21,213]

On 01/04/2022 at 07:06, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

Pierre ‘Father Abraham’ Kartner, of Smurf fame, 86. I guess he did a Dunn by playing older than he was, but I still thought he’d be long gone.

 

And yes, I was singing the Smurf song, in case you were wondering.

 

1 hour ago, I.R.Baboon said:

Dead

Father Abraham and Garry Roberts of The Boomtown Rats - entries need updating. 

[Ulitzer95 12,853]

8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

 

Father Abraham and Garry Roberts of The Boomtown Rats - entries need updating. 

Already updated Boomtown Rats. Will do Father Abraham when I get home.  

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On 08/08/2020 at 00:27, maryportfuncity said:

Hawkwind
Nik Turner 26 Aug 1940 – Living

 

Still a vibrant and going creative concern - seriously, I'm gutted at the cancellation of UK festivals this year because Hawkwind on the same bill as Pure Reason Revolution was looking to be one of the best days out I'd had in ages. Turner (long gone from the main band) and Brock (mainstay of the outfit from the start) are 80 and 79 this month and we're talking miracles on the level of that which allows all four of CSNY to breathe. I mean, it's not like this band or their audiences are strangers to all manner of chemical potions. The legend has it that Lemmy was fired for taking the wrong drugs. Factually incorrect but metaphorically precise!

Nik Turner of Hawkwind has died today.

 

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMotorhead/posts/pfbid0H2KKhZR7rkcq1EnxLhzbWZ5EjRmqUKARGJ3EtjzXnrAmaWBj1pgHy4eTk9gr6VUPl

https://www.facebook.com/nik.turner.395/posts/pfbid037eEGCBtW1yFV2jWpVtHfhe2icRSVvrerJa84pzWAeBZdYrRdMyME7M3Q2fTVWX2Wl

[justonecornetto 986]

Rab Noakes the Scottish singer-songwriter who performed with Lindisfarne and Stealers Wheel has died at 75

@BarbaraDickson

My dear and old friend Rab Noakes has died suddenly in hospital today. I am shocked. We had so much in common - The Everly Brothers, the Flying Burrito Brothers and an enduring love of songs, particularly traditional music. Sleep well, Rab. May you rest in peace. Bx #rabnoakes

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,213]

13 minutes ago, justonecornetto said:

Rab Noakes the Scottish singer-songwriter who performed with Lindisfarne and Stealers Wheel has died at 75

@BarbaraDickson

My dear and old friend Rab Noakes has died suddenly in hospital today. I am shocked. We had so much in common - The Everly Brothers, the Flying Burrito Brothers and an enduring love of songs, particularly traditional music. Sleep well, Rab. May you rest in peace. Bx #rabnoakes

 

 

Last picked for the DDP in 2017.

 

Sad news.

[Ulitzer95 12,853]

Dan McCafferty 14 Oct 1946 – 08 Nov 2022 (76) Mirror obit
Wiki UK hard rock and heavy metal singer-songwriter from Dunfermline, Scotland, lead singer of hard rock band Nazareth from 1968 to 2013
13/09/1975 Out of Time #41

The Boomtown Rats
Wiki Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1975, lead singer Bob Geldof went on to form supergroup Band Aid, and subsequent Live Aid concerts, in aid of famine relief in Ethiopia, he was awarded a KBE in 1986
Pete Briquette 02 Jul 1954 – Living
Gerry Cott 15 Oct 1954 – Living
Simon Crowe 14 Apr 1955 – Living
Johnnie Fingers 10 Sep 1956 – Living
Bob Geldof 05 Oct 1951 – Living
Garry Roberts 16 Jun 1950 – 08 Nov 2022 (72) BBC obit
27/08/1977 Looking After No. 1 #11
19/11/1977 Mary of the 4th Form #15
15/04/1978 She's So Modern #12
17/06/1978 Like Clockwork #6
14/10/1978 Rat Trap #1
21/07/1979 I Don't Like Mondays #1 Inspired by the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in the States
17/11/1979 Diamond Smiles #13

Hawkwind
Wiki UK space rock band from Ladbroke Grove, London, formed in 1969, Lemmy was better known as the frontman of band Motörehead
Dave Brock 20 Aug 1941 – Living
Robert Calvert 09 Mar 1945 – 14 Aug 1988 (43) FindAGrave memorial
Dell Dettmar 20 Apr 1947 – Living
Dik Mik (aka Michael Davies) 1943 – 16 Nov 2017 (~74) Ultimate Classic Rock obit
Simon King 12 Aug 1950 – Living
Lemmy 24 Dec 1945 – 28 Dec 2015 (70) Guardian obit
Nik Turner 26 Aug 1940 – 11 Nov 2022 (82) Obit
01/07/1972 Silver Machine #3
11/08/1973 Urban Guerrilla #39
21/10/1978 Silver Machine (re-release) #34

Updates...

[Slackhurst Broadcasting 377]

Hawkwind's line-up ought to include Stacia (dance), born 26 Dec 1952 and still with us.

[Ulitzer95 12,853]

15 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said:

Hawkwind's line-up ought to include Stacia (dance), born 26 Dec 1952 and still with us.

Do you have evidence that Stacia recorded onto either of the above two singles?

[Ulitzer95 12,853]

The Smurfs
Discogs Dutch novelty act, assembled by Pierre Kartner and centred around the popularity of the comic and television series of characters
Father Abraham (aka Pierre Kartner) 11 Apr 1935 – 08 Nov 2022 (87) Obit
03/06/1978 The Smurf Song #2 Released as Father Abraham and The Smurfs
30/09/1978 Dippety Day #13 Released as Father Abraham and The Smurfs
02/12/1978 Christmas in Smurfland #19
NB: Can't seem to find who provided the voices of The Smurfs. Not too sure I want to know either.

Forgot to update this one. Now done.

The Grim Reaper's been busy, busy, busy.

[maryportfuncity 10,684]

47 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Do you have evidence that Stacia recorded onto either of the above two singles?

 

Yeah, now THIS is a tough call. There are the odd musicians (Bez on percussion for example) where you can argue their musical contributions were negligable next to their simply being visible and embodying the essence of an act. If anyone adorning a band could usefully be called a member it's Stacia, I'm willing to venture her presence in this film was a major reason their only significant hit made #3. Fuck knows, for anyone unfamiliar with space rock this onslaught on Top of the Pops was truly mindblowing stuff.

 

 

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,707]

Half of the people in 60s bands didn’t play on their records, session bods replaced them. The Byrds on Mr Tambourine Man being a famous example, though I think even Michael Clarke was allowed to by 66/67.

[YoungWillz 21,213]

14 minutes ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

Half of the people in 60s bands didn’t play on their records, session bods replaced them. The Byrds on Mr Tambourine Man being a famous example, though I think even Michael Clarke was allowed to by 66/67.

It's a true nightmare really, almost every Joe Meek act was replaced on the recording, but hey we're concerned with band members, who often played the single live anyway.

 

Ulitzer has done promo members too.

 

So, we dream...

[Slackhurst Broadcasting 377]

It's going to be tricky when Milli Vanilli die.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,217]

11 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said:

It's going to be tricky when Milli Vanilli die.

 

Half of Milli Vanilli is already long dead. Unless you mean the Real Milli Vanilli but they also have a faller. 

[YoungWillz 21,213]

5 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said:

It's going to be tricky when Milli Vanilli die.

Not that it matters, we are aware of the session musos and are reporting their deaths on the appropriate thread as well.

 

As this only goes up to the end of the 70s at present, point is moot for here.

[drol 12,146]

Keith Levene dead at 65?

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38 minutes ago, drol said:

Keith Levene dead at 65?

Facebook is filled with tributes but couldn't find a confirmation anywhere.

 

Closest I could get

 

[YoungWillz 21,213]

Well, if Jah Wobble knows Keith Levene is dead, then he dead: Jah Wobble on Twitter: "RIP KEITH LEVENE" / Twitter

[ObakeFilter 965]

Just now, YoungWillz said:

Well, if Jah Wobble knows Keith Levene is dead, then he dead: Jah Wobble on Twitter: "RIP KEITH LEVENE" / Twitter

yeah, andy bell too

 

[drol 12,146]

NME Obit.

[Ulitzer95 12,853]

On 04/10/2020 at 16:46, Ulitzer95 said:

Public Image Ltd. 
Wiki UK post-punk band from London, formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1992 before reuniting in 2009, frontman John Lydon had previously been in the Sex Pistols
Richard Dudanski 1952 – Living
David Humphrey Sep 1959 – Living
Keith Levene 18 Jul 1957 – 11 Nov 2022 (65) NME obit
John Lydon 31 Jan 1956 – Living
Jim Walker 27 Mar 1955 – Living
Jah Wobble 11 Aug 1958 – Living
21/10/1978 Public Image #9
07/07/1979 Death Disco #20
20/10/1979 Memories #60

Updated. Levene didn't appear on any of The Clash's releases despite being an early member.

[maryportfuncity 10,684]

22 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

Half of the people in 60s bands didn’t play on their records, session bods replaced them. The Byrds on Mr Tambourine Man being a famous example, though I think even Michael Clarke was allowed to by 66/67.

 

 

A fair point

 

If we were being honest when Clem Cattini dies we'd have to list enough bands to take up a page of the thread, same thing with US acts and Carol Kane.