Posted January 9, 200916 yr British pop star Dave Dee has died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with prostate cancer. The singer with the band continued playing gigs with band members Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich until close to the end of his life, record plugger Sean Cooney said. "He didn't let it get him down. He was defying it," Mr Cooney added. The group had thirteen top 30 hits eight of which went Top 10, 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. Subsequent singles included Hold Tight!, Bend It! and Save Me. Between 1965 and 1969 they spent more weeks in the UK singles charts than any other band. Two of their albums charted - their eponymous debut, in 1966, followed a year later by If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion. In 1969 Dee left the group for a short-lived solo career, but they reformed in the 1990s with Dee as lead vocalist once again. They had recently been performing dates in the UK and Germany and were due to play another eight concerts before the end of April. The Legend of Xanadu helped the group to find success in the US Dee performed his last gig in Eisenburg, Germany on 20 September last year. The singer, whose real name was David Harman, came from Wiltshire and was originally a police officer before turning his hand to music. During his time as a police cadet on 16 April 1960 working from Chippenham police station he attended the car crash that killed singer Eddie Cochran in a taxi - a Ford Consul, [reg. no. RBO 869] also in the taxi was singer Gene Vincent. Vincent sustaining injuries that would shorten his career and affect him for the rest of his life. In the 1970s he was a founding committee member of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity and was actively involved in fundraising and increasing the profile of the organisation, for more than 30 years. He later worked as a magistrate in Cheshire and also became mayor of Macclesfield. He is survived by his wife Joanne, daughter Olivia, twin sons Ashley and Elliot, and by Lesley, his partner during his final two years. Courtesy of BBC News Great singer - Great band R.I.P. Dave Dave is second from the right http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/images/davedee.jpg Singles Hits: 1966 - You Make It Move - #26 1966 - Hold Tight - #4 1666 - Hideaway - #10 1966 - Bend It! - #2 1966 Save Me - #3 1967 - Touch Me Touch Me - #13 1967 - Okay! - #4 1967 - Zabadak - #2 1968 - The Legend Of Xanadu - #1 1968 - Last Night In Soho - #8 1968 - Wreck Of The Antoinette # 14 1969 - Don Juan - #23 1969 - Snake In The Grass - #23 1970 - My Woman's Man - #42 (Dave Dee solo) Some of the biggest hits: Hold Tight kD02PU28NNw Bend It! XDgq10Rsb-0 Zabadak Df4q07-jQKU Legend Of Xanadu xuJ4GIXB5Uc My Woman's Man SAZ8MZeC8_I Edited January 9, 200916 yr by Euro Music
January 9, 200916 yr gutted :( :( :( i was a big fan of dddbmt in the 60's, edited cos i posted mine before i saw euromusics tribute. superb pop group, great popsongs, im endebted and thankful for his contribution to british music...
January 10, 200916 yr Very sad, one of the most underrated 60s acts, RIP :( true whilst dddbmt werent 'ground breaking' in the same style as the kinks, who, small faces, yardbirds etc imho they were the best 60's 'pop' act, i much prefered them over the likes of hermans hermits, tremeloes, seekers, etc...
January 10, 200916 yr RIP. The made great no nonsense pop tracks. In short they were the Supergrass of their day. In tribute I put on The Legend of Zanadu on my local pub's jukebox last night & it sounded ruddy great.
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