The lead-singer of 70's soul-act Hot Chocolate, has died aged 71.

RIP Errol.

Always loved the song Brother Louie, which Errol wrote and which was a hit in America for the group Stories.





This from the BBC

Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate singer, dies aged 71

Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown has died aged 71, his manager has said.

Brown, said Phil Dale, had had liver cancer and died at his home in the Bahamas.

Hot Chocolate had hits in more than 50 countries worldwide, including You Sexy Thing, It Started with a Kiss and Everyone's a Winner.

Brown was made an MBE by the Queen in 2003 and received an Ivor Novello award for his outstanding contribution to British music in 2004.

Brown co-wrote You Sexy Thing, Hot Chocolate's best-known hit and a top 10 single in the 1970s and '80s.

It charted again in the UK when it was featured in The Full Monty in 1997.
Errol Brown performing with Hot Chocolate in 1980

A statement from Brown's manager on Wednesday confirmed the singer's death.

"Errol Brown MBE passed away in The Bahamas this morning with his wife Ginette and daughters Colette and Leonie by his side of liver cancer," he said.

"Errol was a lover of life and obviously 'music!' I never went into his home, car or a hotel room without music playing.

"Errol was a 'Gentle Man' and was a personal friend of mine who will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him," Phil Dale continued.

"His greatest legacy is that his music will live on!"

Fellow artists including Chic's Nile Rodgers have paid tribute on Twitter.

Rodgers wrote: "We had some good times back in the day. #ErrolBrown RIP".

Singer Beverley Knight tweeted: "I am so gutted. Errol Brown was such a charismatic performer."
Farewell tour

Brown embarked on a farewell tour in 2009, telling BBC Breakfast he had "done all [he] wanted to do".

"I'm getting a little older now, you know," he went on. "It's hard to pack the suitcase and get back on the road again.

"But the music will be there, so that won't go away."

In a message on his website after the tour, he thanked fans for coming out in large numbers to show their love and support.

"The atmosphere at the concerts were the best ever," he wrote.

"The love I felt at each concert will stay in my heart forever."

[www.bbc.co.uk]



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RIP

Did a great version of Give Peace A Chance on Apple.

Yes, Hot Chocolate was an Apple signed act, with a Beatles connection.

R.I.P.

I only know the big hits, but those were really good.

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R.I.P.

I only know the big hits, but those were really good.

Me too!


RIP Errol Brown

Another shock....

RIP Errol, God bless you

What a drag it is gettin' old

Their debut single on Apple (I can imagine Keith doing the b-side):

"Living Without Tomorrow":

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"Give Peace A Chance":

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Made some lovely tunes...RIP

A more unknown song (with a Mick falsetto voice)





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Sad. Used to dance a lot with my wife to his and Hot Chocolates Music.

Have a good journey to the stars Erroll ..and THANKS for the Music.
jeroen