Summary
GEORGE MELLY, the flamboyant jazz performer who became an instantly recognisable figure with his hats and loud, double- breasted suits, has died aged 80.
As well as spending decades belting out standards with John Chilton's Feetwarmers, Melly was also a prolific writer, churning out four volumes of memoirs and books on surrealism and pop art. In between, he was a film and television critic, the writer of a long- running satirical cartoon strip, and a dedicated fly fisherman.See the full content of this document
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Jazz Man Melly Dies at 80
But it was his talent for outrage which attracted attention as much as anything else. As he once put...
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