September 2023 Rosemary
Squires (1928-2023)

We have reproduced
an obituary for singer and
entertainer Rosemary Squires from
The Salisbury Journal in our Obituaries section.
September 2023
David
Corbett (1943-2023)

We have reproduced
an obituary for David Corbett
written by his Sister in our Obituaries section.
August 2023
The BBC's
historic Maida Vale studios have
been sold

The BBC's historic
Maida Vale studios, which have
hosted sessions by stars ranging
from the Beatles to Adele, have
been sold to a group led by
Oscar-winning composer Hans
Zimmer.
Zimmer, who wrote
the scores for films like The
Lion King and Dune, has teamed up
with Love Actually and Cats movie
producers Tim Bevan and Eric
Fellner.
The BBC said the
complex would remain a
"centre for pioneering
music-making".
Built in 1909 as
Britain's largest indoor roller
skating rink, the north-west
London building was bought by the
BBC in 1933.
It is home to the
BBC Symphony Orchestra and in the
past has hosted many BBC radio
programmes such as 'Music While
You Work', John Peel's famous
Radio 1 sessions and the BBC's
innovative Radiophonic Workshop,
famed for its realisation of the
Doctor Who theme tune.
The corporation is
planning to move its music
studios to Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park in east London in
2025, where the BBC Symphony
Orchestra will then be based.
To read the full
BBC article, please click here.
August 2023
New
obituaries
New obituaries
have been added to the Obituaries Page:
Tony Bennett
(1926-2023) by Anthony Wills
Vince Hill
(1934-2023) by Anthony Wills
Carl Davis
(1936-2023) by Alex Gleason
Sheldon Hernick
(1924-2023)
Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023)
June 2023
Chris
Money

It is my most sad
duty to record the death of Chris
Money on 24th June 2023, after
having experienced severely
declining health during the past
year.
Chris had been a
loyal and enthusiastic supporter
of the LLMMG since the Group's
inception in 2014, and his
involvement had dated back many
years beforehand, as a member of
the Robert Farnon Society.
It is hoped to
publish a full tribute to Chris
in due course, but in the
meantime sincere condolences, on
behalf of the Group, are extended
to his wife Françoise, their
three daughters and Chris's
sisters.
Tony Clayden
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