60s singer dies from heart attack; MUSIC.Byline: PATRICK MULCHRONE GORDON Waller Gordon Waller (born as Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller, on June 4, 1945 in Braemar, Scotland) is a singer/songwriter/Guitarist, best known as "Gordon" of 1960s duo Peter & Gordon, whose biggest hit was "World Without Love". , of the 60s music duo Peter & Gordon, has died at 64 from a heart attack. Scottish-born Waller and Peter Asher met at school and started performing folk and country standards together. Their first and biggest hit, A World Without Love, was written for them in 1964 by Paul McCartney, who at the time was dating Peter's sister Jane. The pair split in 1968 but started playing together again in recent years and appeared on an American television special Love In: An Musical Celebration, earlier this year. Born in Braemar, Waller spent time in Australia In mainland Australia, the keeping of standard time is divided into three time zones: eastern (UTC+10), central () and western (UTC+8). There are also some areas using an unofficial "central western" zone (). Most Australian external territories also observe different time zones. and California and died after collapsing at his home in Ledyard, Connecticut. Married three times, he is survived by his widow, Jen, and two grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. daughters from his first marriage to Gay Waller. CAPTION(S): POP DUO Peter & Gordon |
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