We have all been commenting that 2020 is becoming a bad year for the deaths of our musical heroes and many of us have been comparing it to 2016.
My Saturday paper has a From the Archives section when it looks at events 5 ,10,25 years ago etc.
The 5 years ago entry was lamenting the death of BB King (May 14th) hot on the heels of Percy Sledge (April 24th), Ben E King (April 30th) and Errol Brown (6th May ).
I think we can add 2015 to the list
B.B.King - Hully Gully Twist
Percy Sledge - Let it Be Me
Ben E King - It's All Over
Hot Chocolate - Emma
Hot Chocolate always held a special place in my heart even though I was of the rock and prog rock persuasion at that time - Love Is Life, Brother Louie but esp Emma were great songs. I cooled on them as they became better known (odd that) and even more so when Errol identified himself as a Tory/Thatcher lover. Such is life.
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