Paul McCartney noted Dodd's passing on Twitter with this post:
The NME remembers Todd here.
Dodd, knighted last year, was named
Greatest Merseysider of All Time in 2003, an accolade that moved him to
say: “It was voted for by my fellow citizens in a city that has always
been, and always will be, my home. I am filled with happiness. I shall
raise several glasses of tickle tonic to the greatest place in the
world.”
He was still touring last year, his set combining comedy, magic and even music. Dodd was a successful musician in the 1960s, scoring the best-selling single of 1965 (‘Tears’), which became one of the UK’s top-selling tracks of the entire decade. The top five best-selling singles of the 1960s were released, of course, by The Beatles.
He was still touring last year, his set combining comedy, magic and even music. Dodd was a successful musician in the 1960s, scoring the best-selling single of 1965 (‘Tears’), which became one of the UK’s top-selling tracks of the entire decade. The top five best-selling singles of the 1960s were released, of course, by The Beatles.
