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08 Sep 20 - 05:10 AM (#4071164) Subject: Obit: Derek Jolly From: rosma Derek Jolly died recently in Bulgaria where he had lived for the last few years. Derek was originally from the North East of England, Newcastle Upon Tyne I believe. I believe musically he was mainly a blues man but is chiefly known on Mudcat as the writer of My Grandfather's Ferret. His claim to fame, or so he said, was having the first sound to light disco - I have no idea whether that was worldwide, countrywide or in the North East. I first came across Derek in 1986 as one of the organisers of the Readifolk club in Reading, Berkshire, England (Note for out-of-towners, Reading is pronounced "Redding" and Berkshire is pronounced "Barksheer" or "Barkshuh"). I believe Derek moved from Reading first to Hertfordshire, England (pronounced "Hartfordshire") and then to Cyprus before settling in Bulgaria. Here's a video of Derek singing My Grandfather's Ferret. (For those who visit the Mudcat Worldwide Singaround or know me otherwise, I am Simon Meeds. Sorry for the patronising pronunciation explanations but having socialised with some of our transatlantic cousins recently and knowing they like to get these things right, I thought it worth the effort.) |
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08 Sep 20 - 09:53 AM (#4071185) Subject: RE: Obit: Derek Jolly From: rosma Derek contributed on mudcat at least once here. |
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08 Sep 20 - 11:49 AM (#4071193) Subject: RE: Obit: Derek Jolly From: Stilly River Sage If he was consistent in using his initials, he contributed several times. |
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08 Sep 20 - 12:40 PM (#4071201) Subject: RE: Obit: Derek Jolly From: rosma Stilly River Sage, some of those GUEST,DJ contributions are unlikely to have been by Derek though I can't be certain. |
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08 Sep 20 - 12:47 PM (#4071202) Subject: RE: Obit: Derek Jolly From: Stilly River Sage I think you're correct, but I can't sort the other DJ from the Derek Jolly DJ. Readers should be able to tell the difference. |
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09 Sep 20 - 08:44 AM (#4071310) Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Derek Jolly From: Waddon Pete Sad news. I have added Derek to the "In Memoriam" thread. My condolences go to all those who know and love him. |
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09 May 21 - 05:41 AM (#4105374) Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Derek Jolly From: GUEST I am indebted to Rosma for this sad news, which reached me belatedly. Derek was a friend from my youth (Shildon, County Durham not Newcastle) and I have added a little detail at my music site. |
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09 May 21 - 05:44 AM (#4105375) Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Derek Jolly From: GUEST That Guest was, Colin Randall. Having problem logging in |