Rickie writes….

At the top of my list of those who were taken early, is this talented singer. 1. Mercy Mercy Me 2. She Makes My Day 3. Every Kinda People 4. Johnny & Mary 5. Know by Now More on Robert Palmer

If I have musical heroes, they are Chic. Their records are just the half of it, they, Nile Rodgers or Bernard Edwards or both, have produced a stack load of my favourite artists including Duran Duran and Madonna but also ‘supergroup’ The Power Station (2 members of Duran Duran, Tony Thompson – Chic’s drummer and [...]

It’s nearly a year since the early passing of Michael Jackson, which has got me thinking of other musical talents that have left us early. Top of my list are Bob Marley (died aged 36 – 1981), Luther Vandross (54 – 2005) and especially Robert Palmer (54 – 2003). No doubt some of your choices [...]