Sad News Dave McCadden RIP

Posted in 2006

Just have had word that Dave McCadden passed away on Sunday Night in hospital in Manchester, two years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Dave was respected and well known on the soul side of things for his various writings and the fanzines that he run over the years. He was a member/visitor on here a few times since the start of the site, the first time was when featured clips of some of his Soul Galore writings and was then just setting off down the comedian road, he returned now and again over the years and was an active member fairly recently.

Though never met in person his writings over the years have given me great enjoyment and he definitely had a knack of telling a story, the Jades in the chipshop being a great example, and his Soul Galore fanzines have to the most revisited ones that have, the way he could bring a laugh in a just a few words when writing about a 45 was a gift .

Was a character and am sure many stories such as the real background to the soul sam letter to Echoes are just waiting to be retold

Sad news indeed RIP

Clips from issue 8 of Soul Galore can be read here in an article originally published on Soul Source in late 90s

(updated)

A tribute to him as Dave Purdy (his standup name) can be found here on the Chortle site here 

Update 2023 The Chortle link is no longer valid, so have added the below

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/feb/22/obituaries.readersobituaries

The funeral is next week, have took liberty of lifted the below from one of the comedy forums

just in case anyone knows Dave's family and is thinking of phoning with their condolences...Yvonne (Mrs. P) has asked that you PLEASE do it via me Paul Haslam  I'll collate any messages then pass them on when things aren't so hectic. This is because....well...they have enough to do right now. Cheers,

review and forum thread updated