Dave Dee dies at 65.SIXTIES pop star Dave Dee died yesterday after a threeyear battle with cancer. He was 65. He was lead singer with the band Dave Dee, Dozy do·zy adj. do·zi·er, do·zi·est Half asleep; drowsy. doz  i·ly adv. , Beaky, Mick and
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Dave - real name David Harman - played his last gig with the group in September. His family said he died in London's Kingston Hospital Kingston Hospital is an acute NHS hospital in Kingston upon Thames, South West London. It has an Accident & Emergency Unit, a popular midwife-led Maternity unit, and an STD clinic known as the Wolverton Centre. It is operated by Kingston Hospital NHS Trust. after "a courageous battle". His publicist, Sean Cooney Sean Cooney (born in Perth on October 31 1983) was an Irish soccer player. A central defender, Cooney started his career at Coventry City and has also played for Woking F.C. (loan), Bohemians and Finn Harps (loan). , said last night: "He didn't let it get him down. He was defying it." The band had a No1 with The Legend Of Xanadu in 1968. Other hits included Bend It and Hold Tight. The band were named after the Wiltshire pals' nicknames and are in the US Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Dave was one of the founders of The Nordoff Robbins music charity. He is survived by his mother, partner and twin sons. |
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