Dave Dee is dead

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:06

British pop star Dave Dee has died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer.

The singer continued playing gigs with band members Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich until close to the end of his life, record plugger Sean Cooney said.

The group had eight top 10 hits, including a UK number one single in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu, in which Dee famously cracked a whip.

A spokeswoman for the family said that Dee died in Kingston Hospital, south-west London on Friday morning following "a long and courageous battle" with cancer.

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - named after the five friends' nicknames - first entered the UK chart in December 1965 with You Make it Move, which peaked at number 26.

simbas



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:13

oh , that is sad, sorry

JimmyG


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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:16

Despite the headline it's fortunately NOT our fellow board member.

Coachie



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:43

Simbas ,Thats the second 60,s rock singer to die in a few weeks The lead singer with the Dave Clarke 5 died not long ago.They sold more than 6million records and all he left in his will was £60000. Ripped off by there agent and record company something rotten...

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:44

Who was there Agent?

Coachie



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 19:16

Bill Idont know ,but it was common practice to sign these yong bands up to a fixed salary for five years or so,thats why years later they suing there agents and record companies for huge amounts of money...

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 19:28

Coachie- I don't know how he finished up with so little money. Dave Clark made sure the each owned equal rights to there songs, right from the early days. Dave Clark was also the bands manager again right from the start because he wanted to make sure they were not ripped off by dodgy managers.

Paul

Coachie



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 19:38

It was in the one of the cyprus papers.Ionly stumbled across it when some one put link on the thread about something else.On the right hand side of the page were all these other items and when I clicked on ,it was about the DC5 band and that there lead singer had died and it actuall quoted how much he had left in his will, I therefore thought that after selling 6million records they must have been ripped off by some one and as was the case during the 60,s it was normally there manager/record company who did it...

simbas



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 20:12

H i Coachie , Thats is so sad and it's a sign we are all getting on { well some of us anyway } quite a few of our friends have died , now when i go to a party i look around and wonder which one of us will be next

Have a good w/e , Simbas

newlad



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 21:05

Pat,

The grand kids will keep you nice and spriteley,

Paul.

newlad



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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 21:08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDgq10Rsb-0



memories eh.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
09/01/2009 22:02

Pat. Your as young as you look! And you look good to me! Have a pleasant evening.

martinev


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Message Posted:
10/01/2009 12:59

Gone to his Xanadu !!



Remember his (their) music like it was yesterday. Must be getting old !!

newlad



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Message Posted:
10/01/2009 13:02

Martin,

55 is no age,

Paul.