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Topic History of: Billy Russell
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Adam Fleming |
I was a friend of Bill's and carried the coffin at his funeral.
He would smile with all the comments on him.
He does not have any family. |
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Paris Holley |
I will make sure Billy Russell is never forgotten, if someone anyone has a good picture of Billy Please
send me a copy to my email Parisholley@yahoo.com |
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JK2006 |
Very strange how this thread keeps jumping up in views - I suspect it's to do with Google and Billy; yet another sad irony, Mike Ashwell, who started this thread, died himself in August.
I'm sure Mike continues to monitor our Forum from Heaven. |
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Paris Holley, "I Choose You" |
I met Billy in 1984 when he came to see me about "I Choose You", we hit it off right away. Billy wanted me to come
to London but I was under contract with a record company and could not go at that time. I kept in touch with Billy
up until he died, he never told me he was sick. I called and called and called, no answer. I found out he had passed
away by the people who took over Blue Bird Records. I talked to him about a month before he died and I told him I was
sending another song that would be bigger than I Choose You. His last words to me were "SMASHING,Ill BE WAITING FOR THIS!
When I heard he was gone I when into my yard lit a fire and took the master's of "Now That I Found You" and tossed them
in to the fire and look up to the sky and said, Billy here are the tracks I promised you. From the day I have never been
able to get over Billy's death, I have never met anyone who was so down to earth as Billy Russell and I will never
forget Him. PARIS. P.S. If any of Billy's family reads this I would love to have a picture of Billy and to talk to a family member who was close to him. Parisholley@yahoo.com |
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dj darren |
I am sorry to hear of billy's passing. I used to buy my tunes from bluebird records when I was an up and coming dj. I spent all my pocket money and school dinner money in there and in some of the other import record stores including city sounds, groove and record shack.
I will never forget the queues at the counter on friday and saturday as dj's and punters would buy the latest american imports and brit funk releases. I never did like queues so I used to bunk off school on wednesday and thursday when everyone was at work and I had the shop to myself!
Message for JK2006 Your post was very interesting but sadly so true of this narrow minded country where there is no justice for the innocent. I have often thought of you who was in my opinion the original simon cowell with 100 times more talent! I am only sorry we have never met personally. I did attend the walton hop disco in surrey on several occasions as my cousins live nearby. I also applied to be a presenter on your show no limits which was the making of jenny powell and the postman who got my job bless him!
I hope you are able to contact me directly at darrenjames34@hotmail.co.uk. It would be really good to here from one of my all time music faves. |
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