"We're going to send you to London with a hangover!" , he said half-jokingly. It came across almost like a thinly veiled threat. Leggs, w/ Crazy Cavan & Co. with big shiny records, at a Welsh newspaper office. The "he" in question was my friend Paul "Leggsy" Barrett. If you're a fan of rockabilly, Teddy Boy music, that sort of thing...you owe him a hearty Thank Ye Kindly. Leggs passed away earlier today. As his missus put it, he collapsed and died. It wasn't sudden. He'd had health problems in recent years. He was 78 and had spent most of his life in and around the music business. Puts a lot of extra miles on the chassis. I could go into great detail about his life and career but you can find all of that online yourself. Instead, allow me to give you some personal memories of the Grand Potentate of Penarth. In 2002, I made my first trip overseas. My friend 2Tone had managed to drum up some interest in my music over th...
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