Jack Bruce - d. October 25th 2014

Somewhere 

on the fretboard

is a note 

only you could play,

hidden

between B natural

and B unnatural.

Read about Jack Bruce here

Alvin Stardust - d. October 23rd 2014

At the gates
a queue is forming;
angels in black,
sideburns, gloved hands,
fingers pointing
straight at you,
screaming
Bernard! Shane! Alvin!

Read about Alvin Stardust here

Lynda Bellingham - d. October 19th 2014

Dinner is served 
in an unreal house.
At the table 
no-one speaks.
Somewhere else;
a place is set.
Another family waits
for you 
to come through. 

Read about Lynda Bellingham here 

John Holt - d.19th October 2014

Time, master of tides,
turns down the guitar,
the organ;
leaves just bass,
drums,
and the mellow
string section
of your voice.

Read about John Holt here 

Lynsey De Paul - d. October 1st 2014

Your mannered 70's glamour,
pouting at a lonely piano,
came, went and was forgotten.
Tragedies? We got 'em.

Read about Lynsey de Paul here

George Hamilton IV - d. September 17th 2014

My dad did impressions of you
- thank yuh kahndly  -
in fake Carolinian.
Though we didn't know 
where you were from
we know where you're going.

Read about George Hamilton IV here

Angus Lennie - d. September 14th 2014

The guards bark out

the roll-call. You 

are missing, the

last tunnel you dug

coming up beyond

the trees; free at last.

Read about Angus Lennie here

Bob Crewe - September 11th 2014

Last lines never come easy, 
so put down your pens, 
plectrums, piano lids,
and listen to the golden silence, 
the son that ain't gonna shine
anymore.

Read about Bob Crewe here 

Ian Paisley - d. September 12th 2014

You asked Saint Peter to let you in;
No.
You asked to see the man in charge;
No.
He asked if you had changed your ways;
No. No. Never. No.

Read more about Ian Paisley here