Oh, when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s Dr Hook were the most played album in the car on long journeys. Me and my sisters used to sing along to silly songs.

Years later, I saw Dennis a couple of times solo at Bedworth Civic Hall, and then a few years ago as 'Dr Hook' in Birmingham Symphony Hall. He looked and sounded fabulous and it was an absolutely brilliant gig (Jon Poole from the Cardiacs was his bass player!).

Very saddened to hear of Dee Palmer's & Barry Dransfield's passing. I think Dee was hugely important in 70s Tull.

And the Fiddler's Dream is a wonderful album.

Steve Ashley posts news from Robin Dransfield that his brother, Barry has died.

Holst's Planets, arranged and played by Hugh Banton (VDGG) on his self-designed and built HB3 organ. Excellent!

Sad news. I only saw Dee once - at Cropredy - she was gamely playing on while trying to stop her sheet music being blown all the way to Williamscot.

We're on the same page Peter.  I love the Island albums, and Mott the Hoople were about the first band i saw live.
The later albums are good but it's a different band -

I knew David when his company was a supplier to a speciality food company of which I was a director in the 90's. I met him and his daughter at exhibitions and spoke on the phone. Nice chap. RIP.

That's the best period Mott the Hoople - they were a proper rock band in those days. They were absolutely wild live. I still enjoyed the post dudes stuff, but they weren't the same. I could never understand why they weren't successful - they seemed to have everything.

Ahhh, that is sad news, but what a long and hugely productive life. Rest in Peace, Ma'am

Dee (ex David) Palmer, former Tull keyboarder, aged 88
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