Max Bygraves

Sad (blue) TBH I thought he was dead already. I loved 'I'm a blue toothbrush'.

that, obviously, was meant to be - I'm having a bad day.

I did also .

I remember thinking "Not my kind of act, but I might as well see what he does..." He came on stage and grabbed that audience by the throat and never let go - quite amazing, the display of what I can only call 'star quality'. I watched the second house, too, and it was the same thing; he didn't do anything that I would like, but I couldn't take my eyes off him. Brilliant!

I might be speaking out of turn here , but although he looked like butter wouldn"t melt , was a bit of a "laddo " with the ladeez . Not that thats got much to do with anything .

89 ..rather than 98?

You could be right , what 10 years anyway ? still not a bad old age .

89 wasnt he?/ yes I believe he ws a bit of a lad but still adored his wife, think am thinking of right bloke!!
he had alzheimers also I think? may he RIP.

Sad to say many do as they advance in age .

never cared for him can still remember this song he sang about a pink toothbrush can anyone else?? sorry respect for all his fans!!

Not my kind of music..but can respect what he did..think he was a big fundraiser for the Sunshine Charity..coaches a& buses etc for schools and youth groups. He had 3 kids not with his wife.

[couldn't care less emoticon]

Ella!
As my old granny used to say - "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything...."

nonu : what's ten years anyway?
You've made my day. LOL LOL LOL

JOhanna , I"m glad . [sunshine 2 more hours wine]

Ana never said a word

Your expression said it all, Ella....

I thought he was already dead

Loved him, in our teens we would go to the Lewisham Gaumont on Sunday afternoons/evenings, when they had 'live' entertainment. Max Bygraves was a favourite, I think he was a 'local' man, and he entertained the crowd really well. His 'You need hands' was a later favourite, and of course he went from strength to strength from those early days. We also saw Harry Secombe there, and he too kept everyone laughing. No smutty jokes, just good clean fun. Don't make 'em like that any more.

He'd have fitted in well in Lil's bar, (from what I have seen of it) innuendos, slight salaciousness and all.

Not one of my favourite performers.

He lived here in Bournemouth for many years, his house was on the cliff top. We often saw him drive around our little suburb in his Rolls Royce, he used our local shops and was very happy to sign autographs, have pictures taken and generally be very pleasant. His son also lived here and was a patient of the Medical Centre I worked in - as was Ed Stewart [aka Stewpot]. Oh and Mungo Jerry lives down the end of my road, see him often and he is a big head!! Whereas Max Bygraves was always a gent. R.I.P.

Nonu you have your numbers aboutfaced - he was 89, born October 1922 - checked it on Wikipediaa

I know if u go back about 15 posts u will see it has already been mentioned . Did not his wife have rather a pretty name , Petal I believe ?

it was Blossom!! thank you and 'whenim I managed smileys