| RIP Cleo Laine 18:04 - Jul 25 with 1105 views | 222gers |
Great jazz singer, I grew up listening to her stuff. She was of course wed to Johnny Dankworth, another jazzer who passed many years back. |  | | |  |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 21:58 - Jul 25 with 931 views | perpignanR |
Wonderful singer(and actor) full stop. R.I.P.
Going to the stables for a night out won’t seem quite the same anymore. |  | | |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 22:04 - Jul 25 with 921 views | colinallcars |
John Dankworth composed the theme from Tomorrow's World on BBC.
I remember hearing Cleo sing a scat vocal version and have searched for a record with no luck.
I had a mate, sadly no longer with us who was a pro jazz pianist and he said it was a private recording and not available. |  | | |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 20:04 - Jul 26 with 584 views | colinallcars |
She had a street in Adelaide, Australia named after her - Cleo Lane. Yes, a play on words but done in respect of her enormous contribution to the world of music. | | | |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 20:18 - Jul 26 with 548 views | Lofthope |
She was from Southall, a couple of years older than my parents, who used to tell me that they remember her singing locally, in chiuches etc when they were young. | | | |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 20:47 - Jul 26 with 522 views | colinallcars |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 20:18 - Jul 26 by Lofthope |
She was from Southall, a couple of years older than my parents, who used to tell me that they remember her singing locally, in chiuches etc when they were young. |
She was wonderful, setiing up musical institutions etc apart from her singing.
Her to-be husband John Dankworth advertised for a female singer in the melody Maker and interviewed her in his “office”, the local pub.
He offered £6 a week but she held out for £7.
The rest is history. | | | |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 21:16 - Jul 26 with 502 views | hamptonhillhoop |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 20:18 - Jul 26 by Lofthope |
She was from Southall, a couple of years older than my parents, who used to tell me that they remember her singing locally, in chiuches etc when they were young. |
She was one of only three famous people to go to my school, Dormers Wells, along with Trevor Baylis and snooker player Neal Foulds. Apart from me, obviously |  | | |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 21:19 - Jul 26 with 497 views | bosh67 |
Sabbobababoobaabaabboooaskidlidoleebabba. bad news. Amazing singer RIP |  |
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| RIP Cleo Laine on 21:32 - Jul 26 with 471 views | colinallcars |
I mentioned in an RIP thread about another famous person that I was dreading RIPs for Cleo and Petula Clark. Now one has happened.
Pet wasn't really in Cleo's class but I loved her.
She made a fine album early 70s that was “shelved” as she was in dispute with the record co.
It was finally released, remastered a while ago, with a beautiful rendition of Goodbye Mr Chips. | | | |
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| RIP Cleo Laine on 08:03 - Jul 28 with 275 views | Ghost_on_the_Westway |
| RIP Cleo Laine on 20:18 - Jul 26 by Lofthope |
She was from Southall, a couple of years older than my parents, who used to tell me that they remember her singing locally, in chiuches etc when they were young. |
I always thought she was a Hounslow girl. My Mum used to tell a story of lending Cleo her best shoes when she went for an audition in Town.
I suppose she moved between the two, then. |  |
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