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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby Iain Purdon » Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:13 pm

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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby iefje » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:48 am

Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, I am only allowed to read the first few sentences. To read more, I have to become a member of The Times.
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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby iefje » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:21 am



Thank you for sharing these links. Great to see Alan getting the British Empire Medal last June, with his family and Brian Bennett there as well. I have read somewhere else that he wasn't able to speak anymore, following a stroke.
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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby Iain Purdon » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:43 am

iefje wrote:Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, I am only allowed to read the first few sentences. To read more, I have to become a member of The Times.

Thanks for pointing this out, Ivo. I have added another link now which will take you to a copy of the article.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zqwq9xz1x7gotb/Alan%20Hawkshaw%20obituary.pdf?dl=0
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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby StuartD » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:29 pm

HI

I knew Alan well when he was in the Shadows. I saw a lot of their Cabaret gigs He was a lovely man and so talented. RIP Alan and thanks for the great music.

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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby GoldenStreet » Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:07 pm

Following Iain's link to Alan's obit in The Times, this is from the Daily Telegraph....

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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby Moderne » Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:48 pm

Sad news about Alan...my condolences to his family. Must be especially sad for Brian as they were great friends. I love his piano/organ playing with The Shads and Marvin, Welch, Farrar in the early '70s and have fond memories of the first KPM Allstars gig...around 2007? Here's another obit...from The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/ ... r-heard-of
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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby JimN » Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:49 am

Just take a listen to this!

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Re: Alan Hawkshaw dies

Postby Iain Purdon » Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:25 pm

“Well I’m blowed!” (to be sung to the same tune)
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