Judith Durham R.I.P.

[mickey]

Judith Durham, 1/4 of my favorite band/group of the 1960's ( The Seekers) passed away today.
Websites down under are reporting she died of C.O.P.D. so I guess she must have been a smoker?

[Partscaster]

Great voice and style.
RIP Judith.

[peskypesky]

what a gorgeous voice

[toomanycats]

What a fantastic video. So revealing how the bass player says, "Let's make this the one." This was a time when capturing an authentic live studio performance meant something, and minimal or zero post-production was assumed or even desired. I love the ideal of capturing the magic of a particular moment.

Regarding the bass player, with those dark rimmed glasses he has such a similar look to Hank Marvin of the Shadows. It makes me wonder, was this an image that many people were adopting at the time, and was it an homage to Buddy Holly?

If I heard that song on the radio and had to guess who it was I'd have said "Spanky and Our Gang." It has that similar mid to late 60s sunshine pop sound, though it seems more true to it's folky roots.

I put a happy face response. Obviously, not because I'm happy that Judith has died, but because listening to her lovely voice made me happy this morning.

[mickey]

What a fantastic video. So revealing how the bass player says, "Let's make this the one." This was a time when capturing an authentic live studio performance meant something, and minimal or zero post-production was assumed or even desired. I love the ideal of capturing the magic of a particular moment.

Regarding the bass player, with those dark rimmed glasses he has such a similar look to Hank Marvin of the Shadows. It makes me wonder, was this an image that many people were adopting at the time, and was it an homage to Buddy Holly?

If I heard that song on the radio and had to guess who it was I'd have said "Spanky and Our Gang." It has that similar mid to late 60s sunshine pop sound, though it seems more true to it's folky roots.

I put a happy face response. Obviously, not because I'm happy that Judith has died, but because listening to her lovely voice made me happy this morning.

Re: the bass player, Athol still wears those sort of glasses except now they are either bifocals or trifocals.

[pdcorlis]

Beautiful voice. We are so lucky to have recordings that freeze these artists in their prime. BTW - I doubt this is from the actual recording, it looks more like a promo piece for the song - but what the heck, I’ll bet they recorded a live performance rather than multi-tracking parts.

Thanks Mickey for another treasure, now I’m off listen to more!

[andrewsrea]

Another great take from us. RIP, Judith.

[OMB]

I read she had a lung disease from childhood that was chronic and stayed with her. She never drank nor smoked from my understanding. What a beautiful voice and a good looking lady too!