Humphrey Lyttelton dies at 86 - Democratic Underground

muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Apr-25-08 05:04 PM
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Humphrey Lyttelton dies at 86

Veteran jazz musician and radio host Humphrey Lyttelton has died aged 86.

The chairman of BBC Radio 4's comedy panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue recently had surgery in an attempt to repair an aortic aneurysm.

The latest series of the quiz programme was cancelled after Lyttelton was admitted to Barnet Hospital in north London on 16 April.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7367385.stm

Damn. I suppose it had to happen some time. :cry:

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LeftishBrit

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Fri Apr-25-08 05:20 PM
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1. RIP Humphrey Lyttelton.

Sorry to hear this.

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non sociopath skin

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Fri Apr-25-08 05:38 PM
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2. Gutted. Another of the truly Great and Good gone.

A fine musician, a rare wit and a lovely human being.

Sleep well, Humph.

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non sociopath skin

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Fri Apr-25-08 05:50 PM
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3. Humph's Guardian obit by another recent great loss, George Melly.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/25/radio.bbc

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fedsron2us

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Sat Apr-26-08 07:09 AM
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4. Bad Penny Blues

So good that Lennon and Macca stole the intro for Lady Madonna

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non sociopath skin

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Sat Apr-26-08 09:28 AM
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5. Indeed!

Edited on Sat Apr-26-08 09:29 AM by non sociopath skin

The evidence is here, m'lud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1-pQziWiKk&feature=related

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fedsron2us

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Sat Apr-26-08 10:00 AM
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7. No accident that George Martin was involved with both tracks.

Edited on Sat Apr-26-08 10:06 AM by fedsron2us

as head A&R man at Parlophone with Lyttelton and as producer with the Beatles, although Lennon and McCartney would probably already have heard it when they were teenagers

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moggie

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Sat Apr-26-08 09:33 AM
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6. What will the lovely Samantha do now?

She can no longer sit on Humphrey's left hand during ISIHAC.

Damn, HL was a fixture of BBC radio for ever. Irreplaceable.

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non sociopath skin

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Sat Apr-26-08 10:27 AM
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8. She will need to find another old man to fill the hole in her life.

:evilgrin:

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Nihil

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Sun Apr-27-08 12:52 PM
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9. Bu-Dum!

:spank:

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