Post by nonrabbit on Mar 21, 2010 10:38:43 GMT
Lesley Duncan died at her home on the Isle of Mull
She worked alongside Elton John who recorded Love Song with her on one of his first albums.
She sang lead on "If I Could Change Your MInd" with The Alan Parsons Project.
And backing vocals on Dark Side of the Moon.
Nice tributes from Bob Harris and her husband from The Scotsman newspaper
... "Whispering" Bob Harris, the DJ who showcased some of the biggest names in music on BBC2's The Old Grey Whistle Test, was among those to mourn Ms Cox's death.
He said: "This is a deeply sad moment. I have wonderful memories of Lesley, who was an important part of my arrival into the music business.
"She appeared on the first-ever Whistle Test and recorded many sessions for my Sounds of the 70s Radio 1 shows. I thought she was a gentle and hugely talented artist and a genuinely lovely person."
Ms Cox and her husband Tony, who produced several of her albums, moved to Mull in 1997. Her cheery manner quickly won the affection of locals, who nonetheless remained largely oblivious to her musical career.
Gordon Chalmers, an independent councillor for Mull on Argyll & Bute Council, said: "I am sure there were only a few people who knew about it. She was so self-effacing she would never say that she had met all these people and been to all these places.
"She kept it to herself; she never advertised the fact. I don't think she was widely known in the community for her music work. She was not a publicity seeker, she was just the wee woman who did her garden at Aros Lodge. Any time I was out that way she was in the garden tending her vegetables – she was a really enthusiastic gardener."
Mr Cox said his wife, who had two sons from a previous marriage, had endured a long illness and died in Mull's Dunaros Hospital last Friday from cerebrovascular disease.
At her bedside he played her Love Song and described feeling tremors of recognition pass through her body. "It was as peaceful, I think, as death can be, and a relief after her years of struggle."
He added: "She was a very popular figure in Tobermory, but I think few people knew about her career. She was popular for being a cheerful, smiling person."
(The Scotsman)
Lovely voice
Rest In Peace
She worked alongside Elton John who recorded Love Song with her on one of his first albums.
She sang lead on "If I Could Change Your MInd" with The Alan Parsons Project.
And backing vocals on Dark Side of the Moon.
Nice tributes from Bob Harris and her husband from The Scotsman newspaper
... "Whispering" Bob Harris, the DJ who showcased some of the biggest names in music on BBC2's The Old Grey Whistle Test, was among those to mourn Ms Cox's death.
He said: "This is a deeply sad moment. I have wonderful memories of Lesley, who was an important part of my arrival into the music business.
"She appeared on the first-ever Whistle Test and recorded many sessions for my Sounds of the 70s Radio 1 shows. I thought she was a gentle and hugely talented artist and a genuinely lovely person."
Ms Cox and her husband Tony, who produced several of her albums, moved to Mull in 1997. Her cheery manner quickly won the affection of locals, who nonetheless remained largely oblivious to her musical career.
Gordon Chalmers, an independent councillor for Mull on Argyll & Bute Council, said: "I am sure there were only a few people who knew about it. She was so self-effacing she would never say that she had met all these people and been to all these places.
"She kept it to herself; she never advertised the fact. I don't think she was widely known in the community for her music work. She was not a publicity seeker, she was just the wee woman who did her garden at Aros Lodge. Any time I was out that way she was in the garden tending her vegetables – she was a really enthusiastic gardener."
Mr Cox said his wife, who had two sons from a previous marriage, had endured a long illness and died in Mull's Dunaros Hospital last Friday from cerebrovascular disease.
At her bedside he played her Love Song and described feeling tremors of recognition pass through her body. "It was as peaceful, I think, as death can be, and a relief after her years of struggle."
He added: "She was a very popular figure in Tobermory, but I think few people knew about her career. She was popular for being a cheerful, smiling person."
(The Scotsman)
Lovely voice
Rest In Peace