Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:44 on 1st May 2015 Indeed, his song Stand By Me also has the distinction of being one of 25 recordings per year chosen by the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board for their preservation library. another of his songs I never knew was his is Spanish Harlem which was covered on one of my very early Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass LP's as well as other artistes later covering it too. Used to love their Mexican Mariachi trumpet sound. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 08:42 on 2nd May 2015 Apparently that song 'Stand By Me' was covered by 400 artistes Paul. Those of us of a certain age will remember Ben E King as part of our growing up, our courting, our life. He will be missed for sure. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 13:23 on 2nd May 2015 Crime Writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85 years |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 07:43 on 4th May 2015 Wales International Danny Jones aged 29 suffered a heart attack whilst playing Rugby for Keighly on Sunday. What a tradegy, so young. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 08:02 on 7th May 2015 Errol Brown - Hot Chocolate, the Singer has died aged 71 years. |
James Prescott Posts: 25953 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:48 on 12th May 2015 Geoff Duke --former world motorbike champion and a legend in my area rip Geoff a true champion |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:04 on 13th May 2015 Derek Walker - former Chief Architect largely responsible for Planning Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire has died. (11th May 2015). |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:33 on 15th May 2015 Blues legend B B King aged 89 at his home in Las Vegas. born in 1925 in Mississippi as Riley B King. |
Rod Burkey Posts: 554 Joined: 2nd Sep 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:43 on 15th May 2015 The passing of B.B.King is another signal of my advancing age. It’s an age when my “heroes” are now dying due to their number of years on this mortal coil, rather than life’s excesses, ‘plane / car crashes and recklessness. The last couple of years have taken quite a few good old boys and girls who have brought me a whole lot of pleasure, this seemingly being something of an extra rich vein being cut off. Lucille is now silent. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:35 on 24th May 2015 US Mathematician John Nash aged 86 and his wife Alicia (82) were killed when their taxi crashed in an accident in New Jersey. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994 and inspired the Oscar winning film titled "A Beautiful Mind". |