UK Singles Chart

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

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

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 14 Feb 1931 – 21 Aug 2002 (71)
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 1942 – 06 Jun 2022 (79) Obit
04/04/1958 Tequila #5
17/03/1960 Too Much Tequila #49
NB: Lineup for Tequila is sourced on their Wiki page. I'm assuming that Cliff Hills is deceased, though his date of birth seems dubious. The lineup for Too Much Tequila is unclear, but I've used the lineup as of late 1959 listed here.
NB2: This page sets Alden's DOB correct. There's a death record with a matching DOB on Ancestry for a Gene Dwight Alden here. The middle name matches with this World Radio History publication here. This is him.

Updated. Gene Alden is indeed deceased (see note 2), as I suspected.

This means that Dave Burgess is the last survivor from the first Grammy Awards in 1959.

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:09, Ulitzer95 said:

Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon
Wiki American vocal group, popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s, prior to their hits of the 70s they were known simply as The Bandwagon
Johnny Johnson 20 Jul 1942 – 02 Mar 2023 (80) Legacy obit
Billy Bradley 1945 – Living
Artie Fullilove 1947 – Living
Terry Lewis 1946 – Living
16/10/1968 Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache #4 Released as The Bandwagon
05/02/1969 You #34 Released as The Bandwagon
28/05/1969 Let's Hang on #36 Released as The Bandwagon

Well, well, well.

Johnny Johnson, who was long rumoured to have died from cancer in the 1970s, was alive all this time.

He discovered god by the looks of it and led a quiet life shunning any publicity, but he died in March aged 80. Legacy obit here.

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:06, Ulitzer95 said:

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The G-Clefs
Wiki American doo-wop and R&B group from Roxbury, Massachusetts, consisting of four brothers and their childhood friend
Ray Gipson 24 Sep 1937 – 04 Jan 2015 (77) Local obit
Chris Scott 02 Feb 1937 – Living
Ilanga Scott 23 Jul 1940 – 24 Dec 2022 (82) Obit
Teddy Scott 29 Feb 1936 – 27 Oct 2018 (82) Obit
Timmy Scott 23 Aug 1938 – 16 May 2017 (78)
30/11/1961 I Understand (Just How You Feel) #17 Adaptation of Auld Lang Syne

I've also updated the entry for The G-Clefs, as "baby of the group" Ilanga Scott died last Christman Eve aged 82 from cancer, as reported by his local press.

Just one member still alive now.

I'm not sure how many fellow Scots feel about their adaptation of Auld Lang Syne. Can't say I'm keen.

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

On 07/08/2020 at 16:54, Ulitzer95 said:

The Headboys
Wiki UK power pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1980, keyboardist Calum Malcolm later became a successful record producer, whereas Bob Heatlie became a songwriter – penning hits such as Japanese Boy for Aneka and Merry Christmas Everyone for Shakin' Stevens
George Boyter 1951 – Sep 2022 (~71) Mention of death
Bob Heatlie 20 Jul 1946 – 08 Apr 2023 (76) The Herald obit
Lou Lewis 1947 – Living
Calum Malcolm c. 1954 – Living
Davy Ross 20 Nov 1954 – 26 Nov 2010 (56) Mention of death
22/09/1979 The Shape of Things to Come #45

Updated The Headboys with two passings. Both Heatlie and Boyter have died in the last year.

Heatlie's death was reported elsewhere on DL at the time as he was also a prominent songwriter. Boyter died in Oxfordshire (where he lived) around 12th September – there are tributes on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram but no press coverage.

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14 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Updated The Headboys with two passings. Both Heatlie and Boyter have died in the last year.

Heatlie's death was reported elsewhere on DL at the time as he was also a prominent songwriter. Boyter died in Oxfordshire (where he lived) around 12th September – there are tributes on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram but no press coverage.

That is one kick ass choon.

 

Bit of Bach in there, sounds much more like an 80s number than 70s. Reminds me of something else, mind you.

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2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

 sounds much more like an 80s number than 70s.

 

1979 was much more 80s than the late 80s were, if you get what I mean.

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On 06/09/2020 at 21:08, Ulitzer95 said:

The Kinks
Wiki UK rock band from Muswell Hill, London, formed in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s, briefly part of the British Invasion in the States, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
Mick Avory 15 Feb 1944 – Living
John Dalton 21 May 1943 – Living
Dave Davies 03 Feb 1947 – Living
Ray Davies 21 Jun 1944 – Living
John Gosling 06 Feb 1948 – Living
10/01/1970 Victoria #33
04/07/1970 Lola #2
12/12/1970 Apeman #5
03/06/1972 Supersonic Rocket Ship #16

Various reports emerging on the Xtwitter that John Gosling, 70s keyboardist with The Kinks, may have died.

 

Nothing reliable afaik, anything on the Facebook or the like?

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30 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Various reports emerging on the Xtwitter that John Gosling, 70s keyboardist with The Kinks, may have died.

 

Nothing reliable afaik, anything on the Facebook or the like?

There is

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/154417481409369/permalink/2339280726256356

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5 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Various reports emerging on the Xtwitter that John Gosling, 70s keyboardist with The Kinks, may have died.

 

Nothing reliable afaik, anything on the Facebook or the like?

Confirmed on the official (x)twitter page of The Kinks. RIP.

 

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John Gosling gets his mainstream obit: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-kinks-deeply-saddened-band-30635510

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

On 18/09/2020 at 21:53, Ulitzer95 said:

M (part 5/7)

MFSB
Wiki American soul, R&B, funk and disco group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1985, acronym stands for Mother Father Sister Brother, keyboardist Leon Huff is a hugely successful songwriter as part of the Gamble and Huff team, guitarist Norman Harris, drummer Earl Young and bassist Ronnie Baker were also members of the soul band The Trammps, Vincent Montana was also a member of the disco group Goody Goody
Ronnie Baker 12 Feb 1947 – Mar 1990 (43) Mention of death
Karl Chambers 09 Sep 1946 – 24 Feb 2002 (55) Mention of death
Roland Chambers 09 Mar 1944 – 08 May 2002 (58) FindAGrave memorial
Bobby Eli 03 Mar 1946 – 17 Aug 2023 (77) Obit
Norman Fearrington c. 1946 – Living
Eddie Green 02 May 1933 – 05 Jul 2004 (71) Mention of death
Norman Harris 14 Oct 1947 – 20 Mar 1987 (39) Mention of death
Leon Huff 08 Apr 1942 – Living
Anthony Jackson 23 Jun 1952 – Living
Reggie Lucas 25 Feb 1953 – 19 May 2018 (65) Obit
Vincent Montana Jr. 12 Feb 1928 – 13 Apr 2013 (85) Independent obit
Lenny Pakula 23 Jul 1945 – 19 Jul 2019 (73) Obit
Don Renaldo 29 Nov 1914 – 29 Jun 1989 (74)
T. J. Tindall 05 Jul 1950 – 26 Jan 2016 (65) Obit
Larry Washington 10 Dec 1945 – 08 Mar 1999 (53) Mention of death
Harold "Ivory" Williams 25 Aug 1949 – 09 Jun 2010 (60) Mention of death
Tony Williams c. 1931 – Living
Earl Young 02 Jun 1940 – Living
Leon "Zach" Zachery 06 Jul 1924 – 25 Feb 2009 (85) Local obit
27/04/1974 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) #22 Released as MFSB featuring The Three Degrees / Theme to the American television show Soul Train
26/07/1975 Sexy #37
NB: Can only get the lineup for the first record. Probably not a bad thing given the size of this group!

Updated MFSB following the death of Bobby Eli. Just 5 of the 19 left now.

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On 29/02/2020 at 22:13, Ulitzer95 said:

Paul & Paula
Wiki American pop duo from Texas
Paul (aka Ray Hildebrand) 21 Dec 1940 – Living
Paula (aka Jill Jackson) 20 May 1942 – Living
14/02/1963 Hey Paula #8
18/04/1963 Young Lovers #9

Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given.

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ray-hildebrand-dead-paul-paula-pop-duo-1235700560/

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55 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said:

Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given.

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ray-hildebrand-dead-paul-paula-pop-duo-1235700560/

 

Yahoo UK picked up that article, so a missed opportunity for my US #1s theme. That's Paula under consideration for future submissions then.

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20 hours ago, ObakeFilter said:

Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given.

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ray-hildebrand-dead-paul-paula-pop-duo-1235700560/

Hey hey Paul…Paul! … PAUL!!!!

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Maybe Paula can sign with A Records.

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On 31/07/2023 at 02:16, Ulitzer95 said:

Well, well, well.

Johnny Johnson, who was long rumoured to have died from cancer in the 1970s, was alive all this time.

He discovered god by the looks of it and led a quiet life shunning any publicity, but he died in March aged 80. Legacy obit here.

Artie Fullilove died in about 2006, according to a post this thread - https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/222290-arthur-fullilove/ - and seemingly confirmed in a family genealogy at Ancestry. 

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

The Marvelettes
Wiki American R&B and rock and roll girl group from Inkster, Michigan, their biggest U.S. hit "Please Mr. Postman" was later a charting entry for The Carpenters in the U.K., Young was married to Bobby Rogers of The Miracles from 1963 to 1975
Katherine Anderson 16 Jan 1944 – Living
Gladys Horton 30 May 1945 – 26 Jan 2011 (65) Guardian obit
Wanda Young 09 Aug 1943 – 15 Dec 2021 (78) The Mirror obit
15/06/1967 When You're Young and in Love #13

Rumour that Katherine Anderson Schaffner has died - certainly marked as such on Wiki.

 

Anything on FB?

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55 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Rumour that Katherine Anderson Schaffner has died - certainly marked as such on Wiki.

 

Anything on FB?

Yep, lots of tributes, including from her daughter.

This is sad. That's 5/7 of their members gone.

Assuming they haven't died off radar, the survivors are Ann Bogan (b. 1941) and Juanita Cowart/Motley (b. 1944).

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3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Rumour that Katherine Anderson Schaffner has died - certainly marked as such on Wiki.

 

Anything on FB?

 

https://www.soultracks.com/story-katherine-anderson-marvelettes-dies

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

On 03/06/2020 at 14:40, Ulitzer95 said:

Daniel Boone 31 Jul 1942 – 27 Jan 2023 (80) Obit
Wiki UK pop singer-songwriter from Birmingham, before his solo career he was known as Peter Greene and played with Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers
14/08/1971 Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast #17
01/04/1972 Beautiful Sunday #21

Daniel Boone scoops a very late Times obit. 

[YoungWillz 21,034]

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

The Association
Wiki American sunshine pop group from California
Ted Bluechel 02 Dec 1942 – Living
Brian Cole 08 Sep 1942 – 02 Aug 1972 (29) FindAGrave memorial
Russ Giguere 18 Oct 1943 – Living
Terry Kirkman 12 Dec 1939 – Living
Larry Ramos 19 Apr 1942 – 30 Apr 2014 (72) Ultimate Classic Rock obit
Jim Yester 24 Nov 1939 – Living
22/05/1968 Time For Livin' #23
NB: Haven't included Gary Alexander as it looks like he had temporarily departed from the band when they had this hit

Terry Kirkman, songwriter and member of The Association, reported dead by Jordan Cole: 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Terry Kirkman, songwriter and member of The Association, reported dead by Jordan Cole: 

 

Time for Dyin’

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On 06/11/2020 at 20:15, Ulitzer95 said:

W (part 2/3)

White Plains
Wiki UK pop group, formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1976, originally just a studio project which used session musicians – a group wasn't assembled by producers Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway until after the second record
Julian Bailey 17 Apr 1943 – Jul 2001 (58) Mention of death
Robin Box 19 Jun 1944 – Living
Tony Burrows 14 Apr 1942 – Living
Roger Hills 1948 – Living
Brian Johnston 03 Mar 1945 – Living
Pete Nelson 10 Mar 1943 – 23 Oct 2005 (62) Mention of death
Ron Reynolds no info available
Robin Shaw 06 Oct 1943 – Living
Ricky Wolff 08 Jul 1945 – Living
07/02/1970 My Baby Loves Lovin' #9
18/04/1970 I've Got You on My Mind #17
24/10/1970 Julie do Ya Love Me #8 Cover of a single by Bobby Sherman
12/06/1971 When You are a King #13
17/02/1973 Step into a Dream #21
NB: Lineup for these singles is unclear. From what is available online, the names above either appeared on at least one single or promoted it. Some useful info here.
NB2: Burrows only recorded on the first single (as a session vocalist) but was present as a promotional member for the first two singles.

Report that Ricky Wolff, multi-instrumentalist with White Plains has died back in South Africa from whence he came: 

 

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On 29/02/2020 at 20:09, Ulitzer95 said:

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The Joy Strings
Wiki UK Christian music group from England, vast majority of its eight piece group were in the Salvation Army, the group was disbanded in 1968 when the hierarchy of the SA ordered it to be, Noble was awarded an OBE in 1976 for services to accessibility for disabled persons
Thelma Adams 1942 – Living
Brenda Alexander c. 1943 – Living
Lilian Boot (aka Lilian Issitt) 1939 – Living
Peter Dalziel 1942 – Living
Bill Davidson c. 1944 – Living
Handel Everett 1923 – 05 Jun 2022 (99) Mention of death
Sylvia Gair (aka Sylvia Dalziel) 1944 – Living
Pauline Jane (aka Pauline Banks) 03 Feb 1944 – 04 Sep 2008 (64) Mention of death
Wycliffe Noble 12 Jun 1925 – 01 Apr 2017 (91) Salvation Army obit
Ruth Swainsbury 05 Sep 1943 – Living
Joy Webb 27 Aug 1932 – Living
27/02/1964 It's an Open Secret #32
17/12/1964 A Starry Night #35
NB: Lineup changed a lot through the years but the eleven names listed above appeared on their hits as per this page. In locating many of them in the GRO, this photo was particularly useful. Surprisingly, Handel Everett appears to still be alive in his late 90s according to birth/death records, last recorded in Bournemouth in the 2010s.

Various reports that Joy Webb of The Joystrings has died (probably October 1): 

 

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4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Various reports that Joy Webb of The Joystrings has died (probably October 1): 

 

 

 

Carlisle United were promoted to glory after a penalty shoot out in last season's play-offs

 

Turns out glory is nowt but a grim relegation battle