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« Reply #880 on: July 02, 2015, 11:44:44 AM » |
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I grew up with Val Doonican on the telly. He always seemed very genial and warm-hearted. Rest in peace.
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« Reply #881 on: July 02, 2015, 01:32:39 PM » |
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Sad. I liked Val Doonican - a gentle soul, I always thought. I used to love those "Delaney's Donkey" & "Paddy McGinty's Goat" songs.
(We were discussing only the other day how many more "legends" were still around to play the Sunday slot at next year's Glastonbury, and Val's name cropped up... although I believe he retired from performance some years ago).
RIP Mr Doonican.
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« Reply #882 on: July 02, 2015, 03:13:07 PM » |
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He was certainly performing into his 80s. A man that everyone liked from all accounts and credited with 50 albums to his name!
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« Reply #883 on: July 02, 2015, 03:27:46 PM » |
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It may be a spoof but his Wikipedia entry states:
"A long-standing friend of the singer Sandy Denny, in 1970 Doonican was present at the recording of the Led Zeppelin track "The Battle of Evermore", contributing to the song's Gaelic-influenced backing harmonies". Allegedly from a 1971 RTE interview.
Can't find any corroborative evidence, but I really hope it's true.
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« Reply #884 on: July 02, 2015, 03:51:36 PM » |
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It may be a spoof but his Wikipedia entry states:
"A long-standing friend of the singer Sandy Denny, in 1970 Doonican was present at the recording of the Led Zeppelin track "The Battle of Evermore", contributing to the song's Gaelic-influenced backing harmonies". Allegedly from a 1971 RTE interview.
Can't find any corroborative evidence, but I really hope it's true.
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« Reply #885 on: July 02, 2015, 04:04:00 PM » |
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It may be a spoof but his Wikipedia entry states:
"A long-standing friend of the singer Sandy Denny, in 1970 Doonican was present at the recording of the Led Zeppelin track "The Battle of Evermore", contributing to the song's Gaelic-influenced backing harmonies". Allegedly from a 1971 RTE interview.
Can't find any corroborative evidence, but I really hope it's true.
Me too - I really hope that's true, because it's marvellous! Jules There may be some truth to this. Val & Jimmy Page certainly knew each other as Jimmy had played on some of Val's records in the 60s. Doonican was also a very good guitarist of course, though he favoured a finger picking acoustic or classical style rather than all out sonic assault! |
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« Reply #886 on: July 02, 2015, 06:43:09 PM » |
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That's sad. He was one if my dads favourites and I grew up with his music. He was probably an early influence on the music I ended up liking.
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« Reply #887 on: July 02, 2015, 06:50:00 PM » |
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He was required listening and TV for my Irish dad... Every week.
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« Reply #888 on: July 02, 2015, 07:40:32 PM » |
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It may be a spoof but his Wikipedia entry states:
"A long-standing friend of the singer Sandy Denny, in 1970 Doonican was present at the recording of the Led Zeppelin track "The Battle of Evermore", contributing to the song's Gaelic-influenced backing harmonies". Allegedly from a 1971 RTE interview.
Can't find any corroborative evidence, but I really hope it's true.
Me too - I really hope that's true, because it's marvellous! Jules There may be some truth to this. Val & Jimmy Page certainly knew each other as Jimmy had played on some of Val's records in the 60s. "Before Zeppelin, Page and Jones were session musicians, playing for Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Val Doonican and Herman's Hermits. Lulu was a favourite, however. Page performed on 'Shout', Jones on 'The Boat that I Row'" I'm not shocked now, but my younger self would have been, I'm sure. |
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« Reply #889 on: July 02, 2015, 09:34:56 PM » |
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Cosy cardy image set to one side, Val was a great champion of late 60s early 70s American singer songwriters. I am sure I first heard Gordon Lightfoot and Tom Paxton songs on his show.
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« Reply #890 on: July 02, 2015, 10:18:26 PM » |
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Cosy cardy image set to one side, Val was a great champion of late 60s early 70s American singer songwriters. I am sure I first heard Gordon Lightfoot and Tom Paxton songs on his show.
I remember the moustachioed genius that was Tom Paxton turning up my toes with his duets with Val singing novelty songs. Later I heard his more interesting stuff, but never quite lost the memory of cringing as my parents lapped it up. |
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« Reply #891 on: July 03, 2015, 09:43:02 AM » |
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I was teaching at a language school near Eastbourne in the late seventies when a German couple came into my class one morning. "We had a good evening last night at the theatre, David. We saw Wol Donnegan." It took me a while to work out who it was but ever since he was always Wol Donnegan to me. A nice man RIP
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« Reply #892 on: July 03, 2015, 11:26:23 AM » |
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A guitar playing friend of mine once said he was inspired to play by Val D. He was no slouch, apparently.
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« Reply #894 on: July 23, 2015, 11:29:55 PM » |
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« Reply #895 on: July 23, 2015, 11:39:14 PM » |
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I remember seeing him as part of Hardin and York and also with the reformed Spencer Davis Group (without Steve Winwood of course) back in the mid 70s. He was an accomplished keyboard player who really should have been more well known. RIP
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« Reply #896 on: July 29, 2015, 12:29:11 AM » |
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« Reply #897 on: July 30, 2015, 09:45:19 AM » |
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John Taylor, jazz pianist, suffered a fatal heart attack while performing at a festival in Sevre (France) earlier this month. He was 72. Best known for his trio Azymuth, he recorded over 80 albums, and appeared on many other artists' albums (including David Sylvian). RIP
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« Reply #898 on: July 30, 2015, 10:18:53 AM » |
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Buddy Emmons 1937 - 2015, great steel guitar player, probably most familiar around here for his contribution to "Crazy Lady Blues" on Sandy's "North Star Grassman" LP.
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« Reply #899 on: July 30, 2015, 05:18:48 PM » |
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John Taylor, jazz pianist, suffered a fatal heart attack while performing at a festival in Sevre (France) earlier this month. He was 72. Best known for his trio Azymuth, he recorded over 80 albums, and appeared on many other artists' albums (including David Sylvian). RIP
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