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thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:21 pm

Val Doonican died today ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33363938

RIP

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:57 am

Easy going, light on the ear, dreadful cardigans - not my cup of tea. But I did learn how to play barre chords watching him on tv in the late 60's, so I can put him on my list of influences.
There seems to have been a lot of deaths in the music biz lately. It's sad.

God bless him, condolences to his family.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:10 am

He was the man who knocked The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper off the UK No.1 spot ... incredibly popular in the sixties and early seventies. I remember his Saturday night shows from my childhood.

spirit · Post by **spirit** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:44 am

Me old Mum was a huge fan of Val which meant I ended up hearing a lot...

kelvyn · Post by **kelvyn** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:44 am

At the time I thought he was the epitome of bad taste and middle class values the spawn of mediocrity but now I look back on those days and realise he was a charming good natured entertainer just doing his thing with humor a smile, terrible cardigans and a pipe.
One of a kind... RIP.

Val Doonican Died Today