John Farnham: Last News

He also touched on just how “handy” John was, putting his previous experience as a plumber’s apprentice - before his music career took off - to good use. 

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Procol Harum’s recorded material – has died at the age of 76.Reid died last Thursday (March 23), a post on the Procol Harum website confirms, with his former bandmates writing in a statement that he died in a hospital in London; “He had been receiving cancer treatment for the past couple of years,” they wrote.The band went on to note that Reid’s family “would like to thank numerous well-wishers for their very kind messages”, and confirmed that a private funeral will be held in the near future. The website, too, “will be updated soon with details for those who would like to make a donation in his memory”.“Keith will be greatly missed,” Procol Harum’s statement said in closing.Reid’s biggest hit with Procol Harum was their 1967 debut ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, which fast became one of the anthems for the mid-‘60s “summer of love”.

Keith Reid, who cowrote the lyrics for most of Procol Harum’s original songs, died March 23 of cancer, his wife confirmed. No details on location were provided.

STRICTLY Come Dancing viewers were left in tears after an emotional opening performance. The BBC dancing competition aired its results show live from Blackpool Tower on Sunday evening. As the show came on air a video package played showing the professionals talking about their early days of dancing as children.

“This week John has been transferred into a rehabilitation facility. Each of these steps means things are moving in the right direction and for that we are enormously thankful,” the statement reads.

"We are in awe of the incredible teams of healthcare professionals who have guided us through this very challenging time with such compassion."To all the surgeons, doctors, nurses and consultants – thank you one and all so very much," they ended.The star's surgery started at 8am on Tuesday in a Melbourne hospital and ended at 7.30pm the same day.John is married to wife Jill who he met in 1973 and they share two sons together, Robert and James.Following his procedure, Seven Network entertainment reporter Peter Ford explained that the singer had two procedures performed.Appearing on The Morning Show, he said: "The first was the removal of the tumour from his mouth."After that was completed, the reconstructive team came in to take over and there was reconstructive surgery because part of John’s jaw had to be removed as part of tackling this."The reporter had previously claimed John was given a "wake up call" by one of his sons, who implored him to stop smoking as he "doesn't want him to die".Opening up on his health three years ago, the singer said he was better off not smoking.He revealed: "I haven't had a smoke for a few months which I'm happy about and that's made me feel better."I'm still having a love affair with the occasional glass of red wine,"Speaking about smoking, he branded it a: "Stupid habit."It was a little easier to quit from cigars, but I'm better off not smoking, I'm a b****y singer for God's sake," he told the Herald Sun.In 2019, the hitmaker was forced to cancel an Australian tour due to a severe kidney infection and dehydration.Following news of his cancer diagnosis and surgery, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wished the singer well.He said: "John Farnham has been and continues to be a great

his family said in a statement.“We have recently discovered that John has a cancerous growth,” the singer’s wife Jill Billman, and their two adult sons, Robert and James, said in the statement obtained by ABC. “He has been admitted to hospital this morning for surgery and ongoing treatment,” his loved ones added.Farnham, who is best known for his Aussie anthem “You’re the Voice,” also provided a statement to fans, saying that cancer is something “so many people face every single day.”“The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best healthcare professionals in Victoria, and we can be grateful for that.

The 73-year-old’s family released a statement early this morning. 

COVID.Wheatley, who managed some of Australia’s best-selling acts including John Farnham and Delta Goodrem, died yesterday (February 1) in Melbourne.The Guardian writes that Wheatley had reportedly been seriously ill for weeks and was hospitalised after contracting COVID. Several outlets have said that Wheatley died of complications from the disease, although his cause of death hasn’t been confirmed.The Queensland-born Wheatley was bassist for the Masters Apprentices in the ’60s, playing on the hits ‘Turn Up Your Radio’ and ‘Because I Love You’.In 1975 he founded the Wheatley Organisation and became manager of Little River Band.

The companion album to the historic Fire Fight Australia concert last month in Sydney has lit up the Australian chart, while The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (Republic/Universal) enters a ninth week atop the national singles chart.