Rip Sidney Devine

[maggiebee]

Probably not known by many English members, but an iconic Scottish singer, Sidney Devine, has died aged 81. Some thought he was a bit soppy and sentimental but he sold thousands of albums over many years and gave his audiences 100%. I remember his as a young man playing in my home town - my mum loved him.

[ynnafymmi]

Yes,i remember "steak and kidney".Crystal chandeliers and when you and me were young,maggie, remain Scottish favourites...once upon a time...RIP,Mr Devine.

[Buenchico]

Obituary from Aunty Beeb:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56054904

Proof that he was still putting on quite a show just two and a half years ago:

[JimF]

Never really my cup of tea, but he had a huge audience and I think you'll find that he sold millions, not thousands, of albums.

[tonyav]

Never heard of him, so he was just big in Scotland then.

[Buenchico]

Website here:
https://www.sydneydevinecountry.co.uk

Absolutely nothing on that website, nor on Wikipedia or elsewhere, seems to mention him ever performing outside of Scotland. He had his own television series but that was only on STV. His albums were issued on a specialist label for Scottish music, Scotdisc. (He sold around 15 million albums). So it's probably unsurprising that most English people won't have heard of him.

[murraymints]

BEST KNOWN FOR THIS !!

had a cult following in Australia and ex pat countries..was a good friend of a friend in Norwich... not my cup of tea..but fair play to him...

[steg]

Awe Sidney... my mums favourite... rip