Adam Faith dies at 62

["L. Bird" <pkeets@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam Faith was a long-time friend of Roger and Keith.  He worked on Roger's 
album, DALTREY and in Keith's movie STARDUST.  RIP.


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AP World - General News

Adam Faith, pop star turned financial guru, dies at 62
Sat Mar 8, 5:49 AM ET

LONDON - Adam Faith, a square-jawed British singer who was briefly a Cockney 
challenger to Elvis Presley's rock'n'roll crown, died Saturday at the age of 
62.

Faith suffered a heart attack in Stoke-on-Trent in central England, where he 
was appearing in a play, his agent said.

Agent Alan Field said Faith, who had a history of heart trouble, fell ill 
after Friday's performance and died later in a local hospital.

Born Terry Nelhams in west London in 1940, Faith was a handsome teenager 
playing with a skiffle group in Soho coffee shops when he was spotted by 
producers of a British Broadcasting Corp. music program.

Adopting the stage name Adam Faith, he became  alongside Cliff Richard, 
Tommy Steele and Billy Fury  one of a crop of slick but unthreatening 
British pop stars of the pre-Beatles era.

"He came through in the pioneering days of pop music and he really was a big 
icon along with Cliff Richard  they were the first wave of the British 
version of the pop music world," Field said.

Developing a hiccuping delivery reminiscent of Buddy Holly, Faith had more 
than 20 British hits, including the chart-topping "What Do You Want?" and 
"Poor Me."

Faith also was a versatile actor, appearing on-screen in films including 
"Beat Girl," "Mix Me A Person," and 1975's "Stardust" opposite David Essex. 
In the 1970s played a Cockney ex-con in the TV series "Budgie."

In the 1980s Faith forged a new career as a financial adviser, writing a 
column for a national newspaper. But his 1999 bid to launch a financial 
television channel ended in disaster  The Money Channel shut down after two 
years and last year Faith was declared bankrupt.

He is survived by his wife Jackie and daughter Katya. Funeral details were 
not immediately announced.



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