I have just heard that Harry Secombe died today after suffering from prostate cancer. There were many discussions on this list last year about whether he was the greatest British tenor. What I can say is that he was a warm, genuine performer with taste, humour, compassion and an ability to make people feel better about life. His long time comic companion in the Goon Show, Spike Milligan, said "I grieve for an unbelievable friend." I don't think that much more needs saying, does it?
Colin Reed, tenor Newark, UK
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