James Last RIP

[digdeeper]

The news is only 30 minutes old. So far I know only of German articles:

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/j...a-1038066.html

By the way, he came from my hometown Bremen.

[eclectiktronik]

scheisse.
Farewell to Mr. Giant Man.

At least we still have Benny Bendorf:

[Col Wolfe]

This sad news will send VG+ into meltdown.

[Cacapo]

Scheisse indeed. Bye Hans!
I have spent countless hours looking at your beard and well cut suits and will do so crate after crate after crate.

[babycart]

hansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansihansi:

OPEL DIPLOMAT, GIN AND TONIC, NON-STOP BEACH PARTY IN HIMMEL

[ginghamkitchen]

Gutted. Didn't realize he was 86. What a guy.

[digdeeper]

[eclipsechaser]

Bye James. With you in mind it will always be :

[mr sayers]

Sad to see him go, he's left behind plenty of music though!

[LDJB]

Bye James - you're one of the reasons this place initially existed - the world is a worse place without you

[RobLilley]

Rip Sir James. With 52 hit albums to your name, many of which grace the racks and boxes of our charity shops. Your music will forever be in our ears

[SirSlim]

Bye James - you're one of the reasons this place initially existed - the world is a worse place without you

that would have been my choice too - remember being quite surprised to find out it was a James Last cut when I first heard it!

I'm sure many here watched the excellent BBC4 docu a few years back - hopefully it will get a re-showing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074s0m

[eine]

[babycart]

Is there anything more VV/VG+ than the sequence beginning at 2.00?

[eine]

Is there anything more VV/VG+ than the sequence beginning at 2.00?

Nothing. Wow.