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Comedian Dave Lee dies after cancer fight 16th January 2012
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 It is very sad that I have to announce that the great Comedian and friend Dave Lee has died. Dave and I go back many years as performers. I was on the road with him during all the Jim Davidson Sinderella tours. During these tours he ask me along with the Oddballs to appear in his charity show Happy holidays at the Marlowe theatre in Canterbury. We appeared in all his shows and The Oddballs became a bit of a fixture. He knew he never had to ask and yearly I would get his call and he just told me the date.
Dave was the life and soul of the party and always had a gag to tell. He will be missed.”A tireless fundraiser, he raised more than £2m for charity through his Dave Lee Happy Holidays - which raises money to provide trips for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children. Dave Lee started his career as a drummer and singer and had several records released. He went on to form his own comedy show band as lead singer and impressionist.It was a chance meeting with Eric Morecambe that changed Mr Lee’s life forever. Eric watched Dave performing with his group and advised him to start a solo career as a comedian or actor in his own right.
He began his TV career as a warm up man for Michael Parkinson, Michael Aspel and Jimmy Tarbuck. After this, he appeared in front of the cameras in his own right on the likes Des O’Connor Tonight, the Generation Game, Celebrity Squares, A Royal Gala for HRH Prince Charles, Live from the Palladium, The Brian Conley Show, Big Break, Only Joking, Davro on the Box, Des and Mel and recently hosting is own golfing series Through The Green, plus many more.
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| Entertaining The Troops in Germany |
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Danny flew to Germany to entertain our troops JHQ at the sergeants mess and Shannon's bar in Elmpt garrison this show was for the military and also military that work for the NAAFI. |
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| Sergeants mess Rheindahlen JHQ Germany |
Rheindahlen is situated in Germany 's Industrial Heartland of North Rhine Westphalia, near Mönchengladbach. To the East lies the fashionable up-market city of Düsseldorf and to the West lies Holland and the Benelux countries.
After the War ended in May 1945, it was necessary to have a Headquarters for the British Occupation Forces and so they started to build JHQ Rheindahlen in the early 1950s. It was eventually ready for occupation in October 1954 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004. Thirty-one people were injured after a 300-lb car bomb exploded on 23 March 1987 near the officers' mess. The IRA later stated it had carried out the bombing |
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| The Corner Comedy club 26th August with left to right, Alan Reed, Danny Blue, Simon Keen and Adrian Doughty. |
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| Danny on BBC1 The Big Question |
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ASTON CLINTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
Tanya Perry and her sister Stephanie, both are raising money and awareness for The National Spinal Centre in Aylesbury. We are raising money for the unit as it's a cause we really care about and the people there some of the bravest people you could meet and we want to raise money to help them. We are doing this in conjuction with Miss England |
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| BROADFIELDS COUNTRY CLUB |
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The Comedians show 2008 at Broadfields Country Club with left to right, Pat Dempsey, Danny Blue, Alan Reed and Mike Cassidy
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T.S CONSTANT CENTENARY 2008
 26th July 2008 - Danny Blue was a member of the Tooting and Balham Sea Cadet unit in 1963/64. He was invited back along with David Hill and Peter Carle for their 100 year anniversary party. The photo on the right is David Hill and Danny Blue in 1963, Both drummers in the T.S Constant (Tooting & Balham S.C.C) brass marching band. This was Danny's first step into show business as this is where he learned to play the drums. When he got older he progressed into various pop and blues bands. The strange thing is that a lot of drummers went on to become comedians - Jim Davidson, Johnny Casson, Dave Lee, among them.
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MADNESS - HACKNEY EMPIRE
Danny Blue along with The Oddballs will be appearing with Madness at the Hackney Empire and have announced a third date to their run of live shows They will now play on Tuesday June 24, Wednesday June 25 and Thursday June  26.The band will be showcasing their eighth studio album and first original record in almost a decade, 'The Liberty of Norton Folgate'. The gigs are being organised in support of the campaign to save Shoreditch's Victorian power station, known as The Light, from demolition. To see and hear the 7-minute track ‘The Liberty of Norton Folgate’ go to Tickets cost £25. |
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| STAINES TOWN ADULT CABARET EVENING |
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Alan Reed, Mike Cassidy, Danny Blue, & Guest Pat Dempsey
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| The MARLOWE THEATRE CANTERBURY |
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Dave Lee Variety Show 2008 with Brian Conley, Tony Dibbin, Shaun Williamson, Victoria, Tony Gerrard, PH Moriarty, and The Drifters |
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Dave Lee Variety Show 2007
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Dave Lee Variety Show 2006
Brian Conley, Toyah Wilcox, The Searchers,
The Oddballs, Danny Blue,
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| DANNY AND HIS SONS ALFIE, TOBY, DANIEL, AND JASON |
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| The PAVILLION VARIETY SHOW SWANSCOMBE |
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Swanscombe Variety Show With Miss Dot Com, George Michael Tribute Show and Danny Blue |
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| The CABARET CLUB STEVENAGE |
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Danny Blue with Hugh Lennon Stage Hypnotist
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| CABARET - BEEDING WEST SUSSEX |
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The Late Bobby Dean, Jenny Castell and Danny Blue
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| CABARET HARROW - THE COMEDIANS |
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Danny with Mike Cassidy, Pat Dempsey & Alan Reed
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| CABARET DARREN JAMES AND LISA V |
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Danny was the Cabaret along with Darren James and Lisa V
in Wallington Surrey
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Goodbye to Lenny The Giant
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We are sad to announce that our friend Lenny Fowler known to many as "Lenny The Giant" passed away Saturday 23rd June 2007 in St Georges hospital Tooting, London. Lenny had performed as an Oddball both in the UK and around the world. |
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| CHARLIE DRAKES FUNERAL |
Chris Quinten, Dave, Jess Conrad and Danny |
Chris Quinten, Jess Conrad and myself were among mourners at Charlie Drakes Funeral. Charlie died 23rd December 2006
age 81.
Charlie Drake |
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Danny Blue and the Oddballs at a private charity in Dereham with Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee
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| Danny in Cabaret at The Singlegate Club |
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Colbert Hamilton, Madonna and Tom Jones tribute and Danny Blue
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DANNY NETWORKING
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