...died last week. He wrote the music for this. (Myles Rudge wrote the words.)

Right Said Fred – Bernard Cribbins

...has died. He played with several groups, but I was a particular fan of this lot.

(One More Heartache - The Artwoods)

...has died.

He played guitar on this.

(The Tracks of My Tears- Miracles)

...has died. It's not a good day for songwriters.

With Valerie Simpson he wrote many fine songs. This is my favourite, and I'd like to apologise on behalf of the British record-buying public for not putting it into the charts.

Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell – Your Precious Love

...today becomes the first Test cricketer to reach the age of 100. Although he never got near a century in his career, I think he's entitled to raise his bat to all corners of the ground.

...has died.

This is him:

...has died. He made records like this. No-one else did.

Gladys Horton of the Marvelettes has died. She sang lead on this:

I went to see Graham Parker and the Rumour at the Marquee one sweaty evening in the hot summer of 1976. At the time, the world seemed full of music I loathed, performed by posturers, eggheads and ninnies.

It was so hot that I almost gave up and went home before the band wandered onto the stage, plugged in and opened with this...

After only a few bars I knew that, at last, there was some music out there for me. I can still remember the rush of pleasure.

Half a lifetime later, I only have to slip a Graham Parker CD on in the car and I'm pounding the steering wheel and bellowing away at the top of my voice.

Happy birthday, Graham.

Unrepentant doowop harmonies indeed...

This is the only song I know that contains the word ‘trainee’:

Any other words that occur in just one song?

According to Wikipedia, Lesley Duncan died last Friday.

Estelle Bennett of the Ronettes has sadly died.

The Ronettes had a run of five consecutive singles:

Be My Baby
Baby I Love You
(The Best Part of) Breaking Up
Do I Love You
Walking in the Rain.

Has anyone else ever produced five in a row as good as that?