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| Feature Articles About Smokie |
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A celebration of the
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| Alan was a good
family man. He had two children, Dean and Lee, to his first wife Elaine,
then later when he married Jackie, he became a father to her son Mark.
He was a man that loved having friends and family around him but also
liked to have his own space. Music was his greatest passion and meant
the world to him. He was very articulate and professional and was
a great motivator of people and incredibly kind and caring. Alan had
to work extremely hard to achieve the same successes most people with
his talent came upon the easy way, but it was probably this that earned
him the respect he had from the whole music industry. Alan was fortunate enough to have two bites at the cherry, first with Black Lace and then with Smokie, and both groups have sold millions of records around the world - there aren't too many people that have had that kind of success! Although his life was short it was full and he never forgot his roots. I remember one instance in Norway when we were scheduled a day off at a time that Smokie were number one in the charts where they had been for the last 8 weeks. Alan went to play and sing for a group of terminally ill people in a local hospital, and he just took it upon himself to do it without mentioning it to anyone - he was just that type of guy. They say the good die young and they aren't wrong! If you are looking down on us Alan, then smile - you left us a great legacy to remember you by, and we all raise our glasses to you. Cheers Barty, thanks for everything. John Wagstaff |
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