Culture obituaries
Duane Eddy, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer renowned for his echo-laden twanging guitar sound – obituary
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James Parker
Duane recorded a tape which was broadcast on a local station and heard by another musician, Jimmy Delbridge. When they began to ...
David Seidler, childhood stammerer who won an Oscar for writing The King’s Speech – obituary
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Sophie Anderson
Seidler was born into a well-to-do Jewish family in London on August 4 1937. His father, Bernard, was a fur broker and ...
Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las whose hits included Leader of the Pack – obituary
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James Parker
The Shangri-Las parted company in 1968 and Mary Weiss took off for the hippie life in San Francisco, which largely involved roller ...
