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Steve Harley death: Cockney Rebel singer dies at 73 (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by zeet@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom

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One of the UK's most under-rated songwriters, in my opinion. RIP, enjoy the Death Trip

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

For a second there I thought Steve Harvey and smirked a bit.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Steve Harley, the frontman of British rock band Cockney Rebel, has died at the age of 73.

His daughter Greta said Harley had "passed away peacefully at home", adding: "We know he will be desperately missed by people all over the world."

Singer-songwriter Mike Batt, who worked with Harley on many songs, described him as a "dear pal" and "lovely guy".

The duo worked together on tracks including Ballerina (Prima Donna) released in 1983 and the 1988 charity single Whatever You Believe, in which they were joined by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson.

The original band was made up of Harley, Jean-Paul Crocker, drummer Stuart Elliott, bassist Paul Jeffreys and guitarist Nick Jones.

In December, Harley wrote on his official website that he was "fighting a nasty cancer" for which he was receiving treatment.

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