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Wednesday 8 April 2020
Peter Skellern You're A Lady 1972 Stereo
I was listening to Peter Skellern on the radio last night (an old recording), and it reminded me of this song.
Peter Skellern was an excellent song writer. Maybe not a typical 'pop star', he used Colliery Brass Bands and Angelic Church Choirs as backing tracks, and there was always a nostalgic, romantically old fashioned, feeling to his songs.
'You're a Lady' was probably his biggest success; the song was later covered by Brigitte Bardot, Davy Jones, Johnny Mathis, and several others. In 2017 Skellern became seriously ill with a brain tumour, and as a final wish became ordained by special faculty from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He became both a Deacon and Priest in the Church of England. He died just a few weeks later.
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I loved the music of Peter skellern.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea he'd become a priest and deacon or even that he'd died. How sad.
I have an album in the loft. I shall have to get it down.
I only learned all this yesterday, via the radio. This song is his legacy.
DeleteDid his wife die in the same year? Did he live near any tin mines?
ReplyDeleteI know he lived in the West Country, and I understand what you are hinting at; but I have no idea about his circumstances.
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