Dear Bob,
You are absolutely right. Neil should have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decades ago.
Thank-you for writing such lovely things about him.
Much love,
Elton
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Hi Bob,
I'm sorry to be late getting this to you.
I first met Neil in 1972 prior to us (we weren't yet 10cc) recording the Solitaire album with him at our Strawberry Studios.
Neil was working at the Batley Variety Club (The Las Vegas Of The North) at the time and I met him at his hotel in Leeds to listen to and make a recording of the songs that he proposed recording with us.
He was an absolute pleasure to work with, always well prepared and professional.
He would often sing the lead vocal live at the piano as we were recording the backing track with him and very rarely made a mistake.
He enjoyed working with us so much that he recorded another album, The Tra-La Days Are Over, after we had become 10cc in 1973.
It was an honour to know and work with him.
God rest his soul.
Graham Gouldman
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