Maybe not to the taste of many on the forum, but the guy could sing.
For those of us of a certain age, he was a feature of our Saturday nights for nearly 21 years.
Still not cool enough for you?
He was a close friend of Sandy Denny.
That not do it?
OK then. He provided the Gaelic-inspired harmonies for one of Sandy's most famous recordings.
"The Battle for Evermore" by Led Zeppelin.
Well, I will be wearing my Arran cardi tonight to mark his passing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAcRug1saTY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAcRug1saTY) not many people know he could play this
I'm more of a Des O'Connor man. :D
great musicians are great musicians whatever genre they're pigeon-holed into; and val doonican was truly a great. bet you didn't expect that from me, eh? still not sure about the knitwear tho'... :8)
He ain't quite up with the Sonny Terry though ...... !