Reported sadly on FB

It just gets worse with the passing of these stars of the present day and our youth, my heart goes out to his family , friends and those who new him

 

Edited March 15, 20223 yr by Blackpoolsoul

Oh no, that is terrible. I had a few cherished chats with him.

RIP 

Sad news, thanks for passing on

A couple of photos from a recent release article, which also has a video message from Eric

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/news-soul/message-from-eric-mercury-video-r4420/

RIP

 

Rest in peace Eric Mercury 🙂 your music rocked us all!

On 15/03/2022 at 09:51, Source said:

Sad news, thanks for passing on

A couple of photos from a recent release article, which also has a video message from Eric

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/news-soul/message-from-eric-mercury-video-r4420/

RIP

 

awesome picture!

This is such sad news ... but so pleased he finally got recognition, and royalties, from his legendary 45 thanks to Mark Bicknell

I have a special connection to this 45 having first heard it on the 28 August 1980 in Skegness when Dave Raistrick played it as 'Roy Hamilton' ... I fell in love with it

I pestered Dave and he finally agreed to sell it to me, in 1981,  but I had one chance, as he had half-promised the 45 to Soul Sam, which meant a drive to a Sunday Notts Palais all dayer to hand over the £50 ... only problem was I couldn't drive and didn't have £50 .. but a nurse colleague, I was living in nurses residence at the time, drove me there and lent me the cash ... result

So I covered it up as Don Gardner & The Chicago Hit Men - Gotta Find A Way .... inspired by Pat Brady having the General Assembly - Sensitive Mind - covered as Don Varner & The New York Soul Generation ... it sounded cool

It soon became my No 1 sound .. and I soon lent it to Ian Clark who cut an acetate and then started playing it at Yate ... and Nigel Parker borrowed it a few years later when he was DJing at Bradford .. the rest, as they say, is history

R.I.P Eric ...

Andy