Jake Thackray (27th February 1938 - 24th December 2002)

[@jegor30]

Genius.

[@DeanJuvenal]

Saw him in Bradford, St George’s Hall, in the mid 1970s. Very few in the audience, so he invited us all to sit in the front seats of the stalls. A mesmerising performance.

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[@thenoobpolice3002]

How marvellous to hear dear Jake speaking at length rather than just in snatches during his concerts.

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[@markhayward7400]

Interesting to hear Jake Thackray talk about the influence of the French chanson tradition on his music. His lyrics though come from a different place entirely. There is a very particular English, even Northern sensibility to his best work. You can take the man out of Kirkstall, but you can't take Kirkstall out of the man!

[@Tsa-SONGS-ABOUT-BEING-a-DAD]

Agree - he totally had his own style and didn't have the melodrama of chanson

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[@DeanJuvenal]

A sad ending to a life that had been blighted by those who had a calling from their Xtian god to damage small children for their own pleasure.