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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1707 Location: Northumberland

Singer, actor, broadcaster, writer and general 'good egg' Ian Wallace has died at the age of 90.

He'll be best remembered as a genial presence on My Music.

He did present some light classical music shows on R2 in its early days and once played me a request on a show called Command Performance.

My sympathy to his family.

Ian.

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:41 am Post subject:

I remember him well. My Music has lost all it's participants except Denis Norden now as Steve Race and John Amis also passed away recently.
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4810

I remember him from My Music as well.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/theatre-obituaries/6319263/Ian-Wallace.html

No Mud on youtube, but a nice cover of a Flanders & Swann song, The Wart Hog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWenRlN-sjI&feature=PlayList&p=30A4DB3FA30E6393&index=7
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PYcqg9p--4

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1707 Location: Northumberland

I remember him well. My Music has lost all it's participants except Denis Norden now as Steve Race and John Amis also passed away recently.
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Thanks for this. Are you sure about John Amis, as Wikipedia says he's still going, at 87?

Ian.

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:46 pm Post subject:

You've made me doubt myself Ian! I was sure I'd read that John had passed on, maybe I am confusing him with someone else. I do apologise. Embarassed

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John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 2071 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Sad to hear about Ian Wallace, he was a favoirite of my dad's on TV and as a youngster seeing him with Steve Race et al got me interested in the lighter side of music.

I have an LP of his, I think it's a Christmas album Smile

Briant · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject:

It will be better than Bob Dylan's Christmas album, no doubt! I speak as someone who has most of Dylan's work, but I won't be buying this one! Rolling Eyes