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Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 15:33 on 30th March 2015 Jackie Trent,singer and songwriter ,aged 74. Jackie and her husband Tony Hatch wrote the song "Where are you now (my love)? which was number 1 in the British charts in 1965.The pair also wrote the theme for "Neighbours" and the songs "I couldn't live without your love" and "The two of us".They wrote 400 songs. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 09:47 on 10th April 2015 Richie Benaud,legendary Australian cricket Test captain and pre-eminent commentator ,aged 84.He was a much loved cricket commentator at the BBC in England and Channel 9 in Australia. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 10:01 on 10th April 2015 Brilliant sportsman who was a credit to the game -will be sadly missed--a pity to-days sportsmen cant follow suit. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 19:15 on 10th April 2015 Totally agree, Richie Benaud was a brilliant cricketer and commentator. He will be missed for sure. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 06:54 on 15th April 2015 April 14 2015 - Percy Sledge has died at the age of 74. Famous for "When a Man Loves a Woman" song from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 17:34 on 28th April 2015 Entertainer Keith Harris has died from cancer. Probably best known for his performances with his puppet named 'Orville' Keith Harris was 67 years of age. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 15:07 on 1st May 2015 Ben E King has died at the age of 76 years. Probably best known for a song titled 'Stand By Me' Edited by: Ron Brind at:1st May 2015 15:08 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
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. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 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. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 13:23 on 2nd May 2015 Crime Writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85 years My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions