Song got Higgins' stamp of approval.Byline: JILLY BEATTIE ALEX Higgins' life is being brought into focus in a song which fans can download following his funeral. Written and produced by Laurence John from Holywood, Co Down, it was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see . Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River. , six weeks ago. And just a fortnight fort·night n. A period of 14 days; two weeks. [Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English f ago the former snooker snooker Variation of English billiards. It is played with 15 red balls and 6 variously coloured balls. Snooker arose, probably in India, as a game for soldiers in the 1870s. ace gave the song, Hurricane By Name, his approval. Laurence, 55, said: "He was so pleased, really chuffed chuff 1 n. A rude, insensitive person; a boor. [Middle English chuffe.] chuffed Adjective Informal and he was delighted that money raised by the download sales would be used to help his surgery or anything else he needed. "I know Alex was a difficult man at times, changeable and bad-tempered but there was something about him that made me want to help him when he was in such a bad place. "I could see the goodness in him, the generosity and the grief over what he had done to himself and his life over the years. If I'm honest, my overriding emotion was one of pity for him. "I was dreading taking the recording to him because I had the feeling he would argue and give off about the music or the lyrics but in the end he was delighted and felt very happy that he had been given the same treatment as his hero George Best. That pleased him so much." Laurence wrote a tribute song for Best as well, called Georgie Boy and raised pounds 1,000 for the George Best Foundation. Now he hopes downloads of the Higgins song performed by US singer Darryl O'Donnell will help boost funds for the Ulster Cancer Foundation. He added: "There will be lots of stories going around about Alex Higgins
Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast), best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins in the next few days and weeks, some of them good, some of them bad but I want to remember him for his snooker and nothing else. "He was a genius at the table and that shouldn't be forgotten by how he lived his life outside the sporting arena." Hurricane By Name can be downloaded from all major d o w n l o a d s i t e s f r o m September. SEND us your messages of sympathy for Alex Higgins and tell us why he meant so much to you. We'll publish them and pass them on to his family. Text 07923 480476. Please include your name and town. CAPTION(S): TUNE Songwriter Laurence John |
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