The first unenviable end of year task is a tribute to the soul related artists that we have lost in 2021 along with the following celebrities: Prince Philip, Captain Sir Tom Moore, Christopher Plummer, Murray Walker (F1 commentator), Helen McCrory (actress), Una Stubbs (actress), Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones), Jimmy Greaves (England footballer), Lionel Blair (entertainer), Sean Lock (comedian), Sarah Harding (Girls Aloud), Stephen Sondheim (composer), Desmond Tutu, Janice Long (BBC Radio 1), Ray Illingworth (England Cricket captain).
2021
January
Phil Spector (16 Jan) 81
Winfield Parker (18 Jan) 78
James Purify (22 Jan) 76
February
Nolan Porter (4 Feb) 71
Gil Saunders (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) (4 Feb)
Mary Wilson (Supremes) (8 Feb) 76
Chick Corea (9 Feb) 79
James Burke (Five Stairsteps) (19 Feb) 70
March
Bunny Wailer (2 Mar) 73
Reggie Warren (Troop) (14 Mar) 52
Doug Parkinson (15 Mar) 74
April
Lou Wilson (Edwards) (17 Apr) 87
May
Lloyd Price (2 May) 88
Al Kent (31 May) 81
June
Dean Parrish (8 Jun) 79
August
Razzy Bailey (4 Aug) 82
Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang) (7 Aug) 70
Mike Finnigan (11 Aug) 76
Sam Salter (27 Aug) 46
Lee Scratch Williams (29 Aug) 85
Lee Williams (30 Aug) 75
September
Carl Bean (17 Sep) 77
Pee Wee Willis (James Brown) (23 Sep) 80
Sarah Dash (LaBelle) (20 Sep) 76
October
Tommy DeBarge (DeBarge / Switch) (21 Oct) 64
November
Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band) (2 Nov) 73
Evette Benson (The Sweathearts of Sigma) (7 Nov) 7?
Marilyn McLeod (24 Nov) 82
December
John Miles (5 Dec) 74
Ralph Tavares (Tavares) (8 Dec) 79
Robbie Shakespeare (8 Dec) 68
David Lasley (9 Dec) 74
Joe Simon (13 Dec) 78
Wanda Young (16 Dec) 78
Paul Mitchell (The Floaters) (20 Dec) 7?
Nice tribute to our dead. Some big sizes !!!
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