since told Daily Record that McKeown had hoped to continue performing before he died. ‘I’m very sad and shocked and so is Keiko, his wife.
She is heartbroken and called me from Les’ phone with the news,’ he said. ‘I picked up and thought it was Les wanting a chat.‘I’m still in shock right now, I spoke to him last week and he was on great form and happy about life and happy to book his tour.‘We were friends as well as working partners.‘He was hoping to get it all going again and he was one of the hardest working men in the music industry.
We got on so great and he was great fun to be around. ‘He had his moments but was always a good laugh to be around and a great performer.’ McKeown is survived by his wife Keiko, and son Jubei.
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