Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 04:52 on 21st June 2014 Larry Ramos aged 72; guitarist and vocalist with The Association. After being with the Christy Minstrels, he had been invited to join The Association in the latter '60s when he was on their chart hits, Windy, Never My Love, and Cherish. He last performed with them in Feb this year. The Association had opened the Montery Pop Festival in 1967 and were best known for their folk-rock with multiple harmonies. |
Sue H Posts: 8173 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 14:29 on 22nd June 2014 Patsy Byrne has passed away aged 80. She was an accomplished actress as well as a comedian. I remember her as Nursie in Blackadder (along with Rik Mayall). |
rustyruth Posts: 18775 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:04 on 22nd June 2014 I remember Nursie very well from Blackadder. RIP Patsy. |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 14:55 on 25th June 2014 Veteran actor, Eli Wallach aged 98. Probably best known for playing roles as the bad guy, and having learnt to ride horses in Texas while at university in Austin, he found his way into notable films such as The Magnificent Seven as leader of the Mexican bandits, and as an adversary to Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, amongst many other film, TV, and stage roles. |
Edward Lever Posts: 734 Joined: 22nd Dec 2005 Location: UK | quotePosted at 09:58 on 28th June 2014 Bobby Womack, Soul Singer, died today aged 70. It didn't seem very long ago I saw him on one of Jools Holland's TV shows. He was probably not so well known in recent years, but he was of the generation of great artists such as Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and many others who defined soul music. |
rustyruth Posts: 18775 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 10:39 on 28th June 2014 Thanks Edward, I think I saw him on Jools Holland too. |
James Prescott Posts: 25953 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:11 on 20th July 2014 American actor James Garner aged 86 |
James Prescott Posts: 25953 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 19:35 on 21st July 2014 Yes John--i remember him when i was a youngster watching Maverick in the late 50s. |
rustyruth Posts: 18775 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:52 on 21st July 2014 I remember him but not in the late 50's too early for me |
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:03 on 21st July 2014 Played a good part in theannual Christmas and Easter classic, The Great Escape, Henley, the Scrounger |