Will - Billy had his first heart attack in 1950/2, and had to shift employment to something part-time as a result. He was never well again.Indeed his tunes are excellent developments of tunes by Tom Clough, James Hill and others - even if he did recycle themes three or four times in different rhythms. Bill Charlton's was based on a theme heard by Bill from a brass band playing in the area.

Now of course, they're all in print so it's easier, but listening to the tapes I have, it is still challenging to pick up the nuances he was using - which were notes, gracenotes, mistakes or variations.

Paws