The guy led a complicated life, marrying his brothers wife and suffering from acute bouts of alcoholism and drug taking, but he was widely respected for his stunning falsetto voice and towards the end of his life Jeff Lynne produced an album with him. There were rumours that he was to join the Travelling Wilbury's after Roy Orbison's untimely death but before he could do so, he shot himself with a rifle at his home in 1990, aged 56.
I include another favourite of mine by him, "Don't Gild the Lily Lily":-
And just for good measure a different song with the same title by the Coors:-
I include another favourite of mine by him, "Don't Gild the Lily Lily":-
And just for good measure a different song with the same title by the Coors:-
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