LOOK BACK: ‘The likes of Val Doonican is unlikely to be seen again’, Val Doonican, an accommodating Irish artist whose warm style and affection for knitwear made him a symbol of light amusement, has kicked the bucket. He was 88.
Doonican's family said he passed on Wednesday at a nursing home in southern England. They gave the reason as "simply maturity."
Here and there known as "Ireland's Bing Crosby," Doonican was conceived in Waterford, Ireland, in 1927 and performed for quite a long time in clubs and on radio in Ireland and Britain before making his achievement.
He had a string of British diagram hits through the 1960s and '70s, including "Walk Tall," ''The Special Years" and "Subtle Butterfly."
On "The Val Doonican Show," which kept running on BBC TV from 1965 to 1986, the artist performed simple listening pop tunes, regularly while wearing woolen pullovers. For his numerous, fans he was a consoling vicinity. One collection was called "Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently."
Veteran British performer Bruce Forsyth recollected Doonican as "an exquisite man to work with. ... He had the glow, the voice and the sweaters."
Doonican is made due by his wife, Lynne, and two little girls.
Doonican's family said he passed on Wednesday at a nursing home in southern England. They gave the reason as "simply maturity."
Here and there known as "Ireland's Bing Crosby," Doonican was conceived in Waterford, Ireland, in 1927 and performed for quite a long time in clubs and on radio in Ireland and Britain before making his achievement.
He had a string of British diagram hits through the 1960s and '70s, including "Walk Tall," ''The Special Years" and "Subtle Butterfly."
On "The Val Doonican Show," which kept running on BBC TV from 1965 to 1986, the artist performed simple listening pop tunes, regularly while wearing woolen pullovers. For his numerous, fans he was a consoling vicinity. One collection was called "Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently."
Veteran British performer Bruce Forsyth recollected Doonican as "an exquisite man to work with. ... He had the glow, the voice and the sweaters."
Doonican is made due by his wife, Lynne, and two little girls.
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