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Happy! - Sept 8 (Peter Bellamy 1944-1991)

08 Sep 05 - 08:50 AM (#1558981)
Subject: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Abby Sale


Happy Birthday!

About the best revival ballad singer ever
(Including so many great ones),

Peter Bellamy

was born

9/8/1944

He was born in Bournemouth, England. The son of a farm bailiff, he was brought up near Wells next-the-Sea in Norfolk. Bellamy's last gig was Sept. 2, 1991 and his suicide Sept. 24th. (Per notes in the CD, "Wake the Vaulted Echoes" and see bio at From Dirty Linen #37) It may be the dates given are those when he was last seen alive and when his body was found, ie that it is uncertain when he actually died.)

Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved
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08 Sep 05 - 09:06 AM (#1558991)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Liz the Squeak

It's the alleged birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary too.

It's also mine and Manitas' 15th wedding anniversary today ...

LTS


08 Sep 05 - 10:19 AM (#1559047)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Abby Sale

LtS- get out- quick! Anything over 15 years it becomes impossible to disolve in any practical manner. Just think of how to divide the books & CDs! Inertia sets in and soon no divorce lawer will touch it for less that $200,000.

This is probably your last chance. I speak from sad experience.

Get out!


08 Sep 05 - 10:36 AM (#1559061)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Lowden Jameswright

Sad indeed - my 36th is coming up next Tuesday. I must be really sad - a one woman man and absolutely NO REGRETS!!


08 Sep 05 - 10:37 AM (#1559062)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Lanfranc

Amen to the Bellamy listing. Of all the singers I have known and who are no more, I miss him most.

Hadn't realised his birthday was so close to mine (PB 8th Sept, me 9th)

Alan


08 Sep 05 - 10:38 AM (#1559063)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Lowden Jameswright

....and Liz - take no notice of this guy - he can't even spell dissolve, and thinks Bellamy could sing!


08 Sep 05 - 10:42 AM (#1559067)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Lowden Jameswright

. oh Happy Anniversary by the way Liz


08 Sep 05 - 10:51 AM (#1559075)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: The Borchester Echo

Peter Bellamy was just four days younger than me and I too miss him terribly . . . for his music certainly but most of all for the arguments. Nobody could argue like Peter, just for the sake of it.


08 Sep 05 - 12:10 PM (#1559116)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: Le Scaramouche

My very favourite singer, bar none. It's a shame I never got to meet him.
Time to give "Mr Kipling" another spin.


08 Sep 05 - 04:39 PM (#1559269)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Sept 8 (Bellamy)
From: GUEST,Peter from Essex

I passed up on a Bellamy gig at a festival 1991 as the friends I was with were dancers and I could see him anytime. Something I have always regretted.