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58 OBITUARIES
Obituaries
Paying tribute to a few of the people to have recently passed away
CARLOS EZQUERRA
Aged 70, 1 October
C
arlos is best known for co-creating the Judge
Dread comic strip in 1974 which featured in
science fiction comic 2000 AD. Alongside Judge
Dread, Carlos created Strontium Dog for 2000
AD offshoot Starlord and would also go on to
draw other characters for 2000 AD including
Fiends of the Eastern Front and Stainless Steel Rat.
In later years Carlos drew comics featuring under
the DC Comics publishing company along with
other publishers outside of 2000 AD.
CHARLES AZNAVOUR
Aged 94, 1 October
C
CHAS HODGES
Aged 74, 22 September
C
has was the lead vocalist of singing duo Chas and Dave, the pair became
well known for singalong British folk favourites such as Rabbit, Snooker
Loopy and Ain’t No Pleasing You. The pair were also famous supporters of
Tottenham Hotspur, writing numerous cup final songs for the team including
Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur and Ossie’s Dream, also known as Spurs Are
On Their Way To Wembley, both of which are still sang by the club’s supporters.
Despite common misconceptions, Chas and Dave did not record the Only Fools
and Horses theme turning it down in 1985 on the back of the success of Ain’t No
Pleasing You.
DALE BARCLAY
Aged 32, 25 September
D
ale was best known as the lead singer of cult indie rock band The Amazing
Snakeheads, during the band’s short lived career they only released one
album and a handful of singles, however they were revered for their electric live
energy. The band and Barclay’s energetic stage presence received high praise
from artists such as Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos who described him as “the
essence of rock and roll”, and Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner who named the band’s
song Here It Comes Again amongst his favourite songs. Following the break-up
of The Amazing Snakeheads, Dale joined Glaswegian band And Yet It Moves.
harles was a French-Armenian singer most
well-known for tracks such as She, La
Boheme and Emmenez-moi. Charles sold over
180 million records and featured in over 60 films
during a career which lasted over 80 years. The
singer was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame in 2017 and was named entertainer of the
century by CNN in 1988. The singer was one of the
few European artists to have duetted with Frank
Sinatra, Charles also performed duets alongside
Serge Gainsbourg, Elton John, Petula Clark and
Edith Piaf.
GEOFF EMERICK
Aged 72, 2 October
G
eoff was best known for his sound
engineering work on Beatles albums such
as Revolver and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band. Emerick’s most notable work with the
Beatles was on the track Tomorrow Never Knows
when he suggested to record John Lennon's vocal
through a Leslie speaker to get an ethereal sound.
After the breakup of the Beatles, Geoff worked
on solo albums with Paul McCartney as well as
albums by Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, Ultravox, The
Zombies and Stealers Wheel. In 2007 Emerick
was incharge of a tribute album to Sgt Peppers
featuring bands such as The Killers, Oasis and
Razorlight.
GEOFFREY HAYES
Aged 76, 1 October
G
eoffrey was best known for his starring role as the presenter of children’s TV show Rainbow. Geoffrey starred alongside puppet
characters such as Bungle, George and Zippy, whose colour was changed from blue to tangerine at Geoffrey’s request due to the fact
he was a massive supporter of Dundee United whose rivals Dundee wore blue. Once Rainbow had finished Geoffrey began working in his
local Sainsbury’s and later as a taxi driver. He returned to television in an advert about investing money which made light of his fall from
the top and continued to appear in adverts and on game shows until his death.
NOVEMBER 2018
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