Singer Jon English dies
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 by mrs_starkers | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Singer and actor Jon English has died after complications from surgery aged 66.
He died surrounded by his family, including his four children Jessamin, Josephine, Jonnie and Julian, and his wife Carmen.
English was set to tour Australia from May starting in Perth. He starred as Judas in the Australian version of stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar in the 1970s and won Logie Award for best new talent in 1979 for the series Against the Wind.
And in a statement, Ambition Entertainment said English died peacefcully last night from post operative complications.
"It is with great sadness that we commemorate the passing of John English," the statement said.
The official Jon English website says that during the time English was touring with Jesus Christ Superstar, he also recorded four albums.
He had hits with songs such as Handbags and Gladrags, Turn the page and Hollywood Seven.
He also appeared in guest roles on popular television drama shows including No 96, Matlock Police, and the Homicide telemovie, Stopover, for which he received a Penguin award nomination for Guest Actor of the Year. May he rest in peace
Reply #3 Thursday, March 10, 2016 3:18 AM
He'll be missed.
He sure will be, R.I.P Jon may you be with the angles of love. I so love his music .
A poem by
I feel as if everything we’ve known
is aspiring to leave us on our own
walking blind in the dark
in the core of our hearts
there’s things in this life worth seeing
and there’s things in this life worth being
but why we don’t feel a comforting hand on our shoulders?
is that just because we’re getting older?
lately I see changes in everyone, everywhere
changes in how much or how little they care
changes in the way they think love is a wonder
with not one speck of fear that they’ll get pulled under
I think that we’re all souls of the same kind
when it comes down to what’s in the back of our minds
we hold tossed away dreams, and wars both lost and won
we hold times of laughter, and times we’ve come undone
we let go too early and grew up too fast
but we each have a window that leads to the past
we can travel down hallways and the pictures we see
will remind all of us who we used to be
where will these journeys lead us now?
through thick and thin will we manage somehow?
my heart beats so much faster than it did when I knew
that I would always have you... but will I always have you?
I question the light that fills up the space
I question the memories that all got erased
I question the promises, forgotten and broken
I question the words that we’ve never spoken
but I accept that we’re living, although sometimes
I don’t believe that I have a single clue why
I accept that I love you and I want you to stay
so that we can say... someone, somewhere, somehow...
someday.
By Jade Leven
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Reply #1 Wednesday, March 9, 2016 10:20 PM
Yeah, a sad loss to the entertainment industry and all who loved him. He was a stalwart of music, television and theatre... a great entertainer and a top bloke who gave more than he ever received.
You'll be missed old mate... RIP.