So sad to wake to the news Australian rock singer Billy Thorpe passed away early this morning, Wednesday February 28, 2007, Sydney time, at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, as the result of a heart attack.
He was only 60.
Memory
I came to Australia in December 1964 as an 11-year-old. I think I was about 14 when I attended a Billy Thorpe concert that he was giving around Liverpool, Sydney, where we lived. I wore very thick glasses. As we waited to get his autograph, the other kids pushed and shoved and mocked me. Billy Thorpe waited till the crowd had gone, then he called me over and asked my name. He said I had a pretty name, and he signed my autograph book. I still have it. He really brightened my day and made me feel good. I'm so sad this morning.
Hope you are somewhere over the rainbow, Billy Thorpe. Thank you for your words all those years ago. My thoughts to the family, band members, his fans and all those who loved him.
News article:
Peter Garrett tribute
The Australian
“Thorpe was the inspiration”
Tributes: 'Thorpe was inspiration' | News | The Australian
Funeral notice and online condolence messages
William "Billy" Richard Thorpe
(1946-2007)
William "Billy" Richard Thorpe - Australian Funeral and Death Notice
Billy Thorpe’s official site
Thorpie.com - Billy Thorpe's Official Site
Tethys