Russ Conway

Subject: Russ Conway
From: Fiolar
Date: 06 Nov 00 - 01:09 PM

Pianist Russ Conway who was found unconcious at his home in Eastbourne, England was taken to Eastbourne District Hospital on Sunday November 5th. The 75 year old has suffered a recurrence of cancer and is extremely ill. Conway who sold over 20m records had a succession of hits in the 50s and 60s with such items as "Side Saddle", "China Tea" and "Roulette." m

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Lanfranc
Date: 06 Nov 00 - 06:53 PM

As a youngster learning piano, I used to enjoy switching to Russ Conway's compositions as a change from the classical pieces that I was expected to learn.

He also wrote at least two more classically-oriented pieces, one of which was "My Concerto for You", and another was, I think, "Concerto for Dreamers". A bit cod Rachmaninov, but pleasant tunes. These seem to have vanished into oblivion, as I've never come across them on any reissued CD of his work.

Two other things that stick in my memory about him: he was missing one joint of a finger, and his real name was, I think, Trevor H Stanford.

Oh, and yes, I met him as a kid in the late fifties when he appeared on the "Billy Cotton Christmas Show" at which I was a small and insignificant member of the audience!

Hope he pulls through.

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: okthen
Date: 07 Nov 00 - 06:56 PM

Billy Cotton band show, Alan Breeze, saturday nights by the fire, family, dixon of dock green, the football results, sheer excrutiating boredom that has passed into nostalgia for a simpler, "safer" world.

hope he has no pain

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Lanfranc
Date: 08 Nov 00 - 06:37 PM

Searching through the music my mother left me, I found the dots to Side Saddle and My Concerto for you. Wonder how the former would be as a guitar solo? Watch this space.

"Hey, you down there, you with the glasses!"

Simpler days, boring, but simpler!

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Quincy
Date: 16 Nov 00 - 04:39 PM

Sadly, Russ died today....he will be greatly missed.

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Lanfranc
Date: 16 Nov 00 - 05:32 PM

May he rest in peace.

Thanks to recordings and memories his music will live forever. Must finish arranging "Side Saddle" as a guitar solo as my tribute to him.

Thanks for the memories, Quincy.

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: okthen
Date: 16 Nov 00 - 06:39 PM

"Wakey Wakey"

night night Russ

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: GUEST,CraigS
Date: 16 Nov 00 - 06:57 PM

Be assured he felt no pain - the UK regulations allow Diamorphine (heroin) to be prescribed for cancer patients, unlike certain barbarous US states.

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: GMT
Date: 17 Nov 00 - 03:42 AM

I'm sorry to hear this.

Thanks for the music Russ

My sympathies to his family.
Gary

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Michael in Swansea
Date: 17 Nov 00 - 04:40 AM

Rest in peace Russ

Mike

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: GUEST,Les from Hull at work
Date: 17 Nov 00 - 12:00 PM

This looks like a way of finding out if a 'catter is of a 'certain age'. Previous to this I would mention Keynsham and check for reactions.

Sorry about Russ, though.

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: okthen
Date: 17 Nov 00 - 01:41 PM

So THAT'S how you spell Keynsham

chers

bill

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Lanfranc
Date: 17 Nov 00 - 06:44 PM

Keynsham, thats K E Y N S H A M, BS8 2LR

Horace Batchelor

Isn't memory strange?

How about "miaouw"?

Still working on "Side Saddle", and played "My Concerto for You" (well, the first two pages, anyway) on piano today for the first time in thirty years.

Nostalgia's all right, etc

Subject: RE: Russ Conway
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 17 Nov 00 - 07:00 PM

Now, I remember (just) Horace Batchelor, but that was Radio Luxembourg, wasn't it? Did he sponsor a show, or was it just a advert that came up intermittently?

Murray