Name : Skrb & Drawey
email :
Comment : A Gentle Man Full Of Kindness and With a great sense of humour Cheers, Skrb & Drwy
Name : Liana xx
email : lubilu45@yahoo.co.uk
Comment : Rick, I had known you only about 2 Years , built a great friendship ,you gave me music and your biography to watch thank you so much. you asked me to come up on the 28th JAN you were so pleased I could ..so inconsolable. WONDERFUL MAN.xxxxx
Name : Gary Brewer
email : brewpost@webtv.net
Comment : I cant believe this. Rick and I had been corresponding several times a week, and Id wondered why he hadnt answered my latest emails. Id thought maybe hed just been busy through the holidays. But, I just went to his site, and saw the awful news. I almost f
Name : carlie
email : carlie_bubbles@hotmail.co.uk
Comment : when rick was alive he asked me to promise him oone thing when he dies to carry on his music now he has gone bless him i will do the one thing he tought me to do best to be just like him xx
Name : carlie emmerton
email : carlie_bubbles@hotmail.co.uk
Comment : it has been so terrible to here that my number 1 idol has died i am only 14 years old and have been a fan since i was little i used to sing along with rick when he used to do concerts in bedford it is trajic for me and my familey i have every cd he has do
Name : Anonymes
email :
Comment : un chouette copain à bientôt Ricky des amis de France
Name : Dave Fawcett
email : dave.fawcett23@ntlworld.com
Comment : Miss your company dear brother. So very sad. A great loss for all of us. You were so modest - didnt realise how precious you were in the music world. Happy memories. Will miss your infectious laugh. God bless.
Name : Mick
email : billdogblue
Comment : A great friend A real nice guy An unfairly forgotten Hero and Pionneer of the british rock We address all our condolescences and deep sympathy to his family All our encouragement and support ti Geoff Mick and friends.
Name : Frank and Christine Beak
email :
Comment : Thanks Rick for your entertaining songs. Rest In Peace, Frank and Chris.
Name : Mac Poole
email : mac.poole@lineone.net
Comment : So that was your way out of doing gigs with me and getting in with Elvis!! You were a friend of mine for more than thirty years, we even did the duo jobs, guitar and drums, together. I said all along you had a place in history,pity it took the music business
Name : H
email : tftw@blueyonder.co.uk
Comment : Rick was a real character who will be sadly missed by many and we regret you had to “Sling Yer Hook” so soon.
Name : Beano the clown
email : beanosab@hotmail.com
Comment : I am so sorry to hear of Ricks death. He was a pillar of our Equity committee, and a great artist. My deepest condolences go to his family and friends. Beano the clown
Name : Annie
email : anniw@doog41.wanadoo.co.uk
Comment : Rick I am so sorry I could not be there today due to illness, but I was thinking of you all day, especially at 2.30 pm. Miss you very much and will never forget you, your kindness and your brilliant sense of humour. Annie x
Name : Markus Macken(son from Jimmy Ward)
email : mackenmar@aol.com
Comment : Hey Rick, I wished I could say this to you myself. The search for my father has an end. Thanks to your help and Piet Muys and Pete Wharton. We have cleared the whereabouts of my father . Greetings my father on top from me and Let the music play R.
Name : Betty
email : bettieboo@jerseymail.co.uk
Comment : Could not be there in person, but am in spirit - thinking of you Rick, you deserved better - 1.30 p.m. 3/01/2007
Name : Phil Trevor-Hunt
email : trevhunt@bigpond.com
Comment : I write this at 10.30pm Western Australian time as Ricks service will be under way and I let his family & friends know I am thinking of him at this time. Rock on Rick. Love Phil.
Name : Ken Ellis
email : kennethjohnellis@hotmail.com
Comment : Thank you, Rick, for your distinguished performances at the long-running Strawberry Fair, Holborn Circus, London EC4. Ken Ellis, producer
Name : Dave Jones
email :
Comment : Ill miss you Rick, from your oldest friend.
Name : Brian BunterClark
email : brian.clark@aon.co.uk
Comment : Rick, we only met a few times,but I greatly admired your talent & unflagging devotion to roots music.You will be much missed.R.I.P.
Name : Jill
email : jjchalets@jjchalets
Comment : Im sure Rick was the chap that I heard singing in my home town of Southend on Sea in the Plaza in the early 80s. I was shopping and I heard this lovely voice coming over the mike, it must have been him, because the chap was singing sling yer hook.
Name : Markus Macken
email : mackenmar@aol.com
Comment : My condolences. I am the son of Jimmy Ward. Your father wanted to help me to find my father.On his homepage they also see a picture of my father Best Regards Markus Macken from Berlin
Name : Eddy Clayton
email : eddy.clayton@uku.co.uk
Comment : A good friend for the past 30 years or so, a real pleasure to have known you. A true Jazz fan, who attended a lot of our Jazz Gigs. The Eddy Claytn Band, and Margaret.
Name : Trevor E. Jones (Eastside)
email : tejones01@blueyonder.co.uk
Comment : I only had the pleasure of meeting you a few times and they were delightfull. I am sure that we will all be the richer for having known you. God Bless and look over you.
Name : Bernd Matheja/Hamburg
email :
Comment : Thanxamillion, my dear friend, for invaluable help with my book 1000 Nadelstiche and many other researches through all these years. I will miss your knowledge, your kindness and your sense of humour. I am very sad. Sleep well, Rick.
Name : Ted Hatton
email : enquiries@rushwoodvideo.co.uk
Comment : Quote."During the war a bomb completely destroyed the house where I was born. Pity cos there would be nowhere to put a blue plaque if I were to become famous". You will always be a star in my eyes Rick.
Name : helen and john
email : nanniehelen@hotmail.co.uk
Comment : only meet you a couple of times, but you were so warm and freindly. R.I.P. God Bless You.
Name : Brian Bertouche
email : brianhdlb21@hotmail.com
Comment : I was saddened to hear from Sandra of your passing Richard...rest in peace Cousin
Name : RON-ELLETTE-JARON-RAFFI
email : roncallsaver@yahoo.co.uk
Comment : Only recently met Rick. His love of his amplifier & microphone, and his excelent vocal renditions and jokes from the past, took us back to the good old happy days of music making for fun & laughter. Rick will be sadly missed and certainly irreplaceable.
Name : Jim Branson
email : jbranson01@hotmail.com
Comment : I reconnected with Rick and good friend Colin Crowley through this website a number of years ago and would never have found Colin had it not been for Ricks assistance. Well miss you my friend and all of the talk and memories of Hamburg circa 1960. Rest in peace
Name : Asa
email : asahillsley@hotmail.com
Comment : A good friend. kerry and I will miss you Rick, God Bless x
Name : john hills
email : jh744@aol.com
Comment : i played with rick on satdec9th, he gave a masterclass.he was brilliant.i congratulated him next day we had a long chat(mostly rick) about the background of his wonderful cd, and doing the cockney songs nexttime.i love the man and will miss him greatly
Name : RUSS SAINTY
email : russanna60@ntl.com
Comment : Rick was truly one of The Origionals when it comes to Skiffle and Rock N Roll, Im so happy to have met up with him recently at The 2is Plaque Unvieling, my thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time God Bless RUSS
Name : Alex Murray
email :
Comment : Nice guy - will be missed!
Name : terry dene
email : muso@bushinternet.com
Comment : although i was asked to play @ the 100 club i declined,as we are in italy on that date.t dene
Name : Tony Papard
email : tony.papard@btinternet.com
Comment : Rick, it was a privilege to get to know you both as a friend and an entertainer over the past year or so. I will always remember that wonderful last performance at the King & Queen on December 9th. I will always treasure the CD of your Cockney songs I bought
Name : Derek Mason
email : derek@skiffle65.freeserve.co.uk
Comment : On behalf of The Lonnigans I send sincere condolences to all Ricks relations and close friends. God Bless you Rick - thanks for being involved in my life. I will miss your songs, your great stories and the laughter
Name : Kerry McDevitt
email : kerrymcdevitt@hotmail.com
Comment : I shall miss your enormously loud bellowing voice Rick. You were a larger than life character. Sling your Hook which has become a classic tune with me and my friends will continue to be enjoyed. God Bless x
Name : Keith
email : bird3klacto@msn.com
Comment : Our shared love of Tubby Hayes linked us and whilst we never met we enjoyed an email correspondence over the last two years. Now you can blow with Tubbs - rest in peace.
Name : Phil Trevor-Hunt
email : trevhunt@bigpond.com
Comment : I shall be thinking of Rick, his family and his many many friends on the 3rd of January. Sorry I will not make the service as I am in Western Australia. Love ya Rick. Phil.
Name : Tricia Court
email : triciacourt@btinternet.com
Comment : I worked with Rick in June this year, and cant believe we have been robbed of this special man. I am working in Oxford on 3rd Jan, so will not be able to get along, but will be thinking of him. My condonlences to his nearest and dearest. Tricia
Name : Beryl
email : Beryl03n@aol.com
Comment : Such sad news. Although I only met Rick a few times I have such fond memories of this larger than life character when he performed his Cockney nights with Mac Poole, such fun evenings. My condolences to his family and all who knew and worked with him.
Name : margo
email : margo.lily@tiger49.fsnet.com
Comment : there is a very good feature on the 2is in the latest edition of(Record Collector Mag)with great early photos,rick is mentioned bless him,m travers
Name : Dave Sampson
email :
Comment : Im so sad to learn of the passing of a kind and dear friend,Dave.
Name : Brian Maisey
email : BWMaisey@aol.com
Comment : I was so looking forward to meeting you end of January. Will be thinking of you at the 2is concert. Brian. Erlensee,Germany 25th. Dec 2006
Name : perry smith
email : perrynkerry@yahoo.com
Comment : I cant believe this has happened,its not fair its always the good people that these terrible things happen to,ill never forget in september at eddie cochran fest,when you got up on stage with chas and sang i got stripes,brilliant,i ll miss you your kindness
Name : Michael Branwell
email : equity.thames@ntlworld.com
Comment : We shall all miss Rick at the Equity Thames branch. I cant believe I shant see him again. He was so much larger than life, so kind, so generous with his time and such a strong believer in all we are still trying to do for performers. Thanks for everything
Name : Daphne Badrock
email :
Comment : Thanks for entertaining the children when they were young. Wed known you over 40 years,too bad it couldnt last another 20. I miss having you & Len Watts to dinner - you were always so complimentary. I hope you both find some good home cooking up there.
Name : Arthur Badrock
email : artofswingtime@aol.com
Comment : Just when I find you a genuine fado record -this happens. I enjoyed our record sessions even if you did insist on singing the chorus on every one. Then it was jazz, blues & Music Hall.Now youre into fado & kletzmer. Give my regards to Len Watts.
Name : Patricia
email : pmx12led@hotmail.com
Comment : I am so sorry to hear this tragic news, but happy to have met Rick at the unveiling of the Green Plaque at the sight of the 2is Coffee Bar during the summer...we chatted about the good times we had and the people we had met..I am very grateful for the memories
Name : Eric Underwood
email : eric.underwood@int-bar-org
Comment : What a tragic shock,Rick was one of lifes characters who loved entertaining us with his rich strong voice, big personality and sense of humour. He will be greatly missed and may I convey my heartfelt sympathy to his family.
Name : Paul Barrett
email : barrettrocknroll@ntlworld.com
Comment : Ill miss Rick, his stories,most of them not too tall, his singingThe Grand Coolee Dam etc.ordoing a Johnny Cash.So long Rick and thanks for the music.
Name : Vince Eager
email : info@vinceeager.co.uk
Comment : I hadnt seen Rick since 1960 and yet this past year I have worked and socialised with him a dozen times. He really was a larger than life character and a pleasure to be with. I had long chats with him the 2 weeks prior to his passing regarding the upcoming concert
Name : Bert Bossink
email : B.Bossink@kpnplanet.nl
Comment : In memory of Rick Hardy I will do a guestradioprogram on Dutch Radio 227 in Holland we will play some songs by Rick Hardy as a trubute to him! Bert Bossink (Editor Fab.Sounds of the 60s)
Name : Bert Bossink
email : B.Bossink@kpnplanet.nl
Comment : It gives me a very sad feeling when I received the message from Piet Muys that Rick Hardy died so tragicly by a drunken driver. I had to chance to meet Rick Hardy on the Interternational Cliff Richard and Shadows meeting in 2004 at the Druiventros Hotel
Name : Piet Muys
email : pmouse@hetnet.nl
Comment : So sorry to see this sad news. Rick you have brought back many lost memories of the skiffle and rock’n’roll era in the 2I’s and Hamburg. Together we have tried to find the whereabouts of Jimmy Ward (James Macken)your old music friend.
Name : Phil Trevor-Hunt
email : trevhunt@bigpond.com
Comment : I was really sad to hear about Ricks death - and in such a horrible way. I was one of the 2 is girls and had only just reconnected with him. I have some great memories of him and all the fun we all had. I am glad that the gig on the 28th January will be dedicated to him. Keep taking those great photos in Haven Rick. Love Phil Trevor-Hunt (nee Marsh)
Name : Nneka
email : brown_sugar1@gmx.de
Comment : Im very sorry to hear the sad news about Rick whom I didnt know. My Brother Steve was directly behind Ricks car when he was hit. Steve stayed with Rick talking to him all the time & held his hand until the emergency services arrived. R.I.P. Rick God bless
Name : Gary and Tina sewell-sears
email : g.sears@ntlworld.com
Comment : So sorry to hear of this tragic news. We saw him perform a few songs at martyn orams birthday bash earlier this year and it was great. He was very witty, funny and a thoroughly nice guy who will be sadly missed by all that knew him, a terrible loss
Name : Tony Annis
email : tony@annis.co.uk
Comment : So sorry to see this sad news and my thoughts go out to his family just before Christmas, even though the time of year is immaterial when faced by such a loss. Unfortunately, I knew him only over the last few months but in that short time, I not only enjo
Name : Rockin Henri
email : rockandroll@home.nl
Comment : Without Rick there would have been no Cliff & Shadows and Beatles like we know them today. So Im glad he finally got some recognition for his big contribution to rock & roll history.
Name : Rockin Henri
email : rockandroll@home.nl
Comment : With sadness I got the news of the sudden death of my rockin pal Rick. I shared 4 days with him when he was in The Netherlands for an interview (his request) in my radioshow. I got him out of obscurity. He was and posthumously still is a musically historical person!!! I'll never forget that in my car when we drove to Luxemburg, you sang like Johnny Cash. Now that same road has taken you from us..... Your pal and your Dutch manager Henri Smeets.
Name : ken major
email : kenmajor.maggots@btinternet.com
Comment : I had only known Rick for near on a year and was so refreshing to find a rock nroll pioneer who was as enthusiastic until his death as he obviously was in the early days. So untimely with his big day only a month away, but well make sure he is always remembered
Name : mike
email : mikes@easy.com
Comment : sorry
Name : Martyn Oram
email : martynoram@yahoo.co.uk
Comment : Stunned and shocked. Good memories of him sitting in my house singing Midnight Special, of him on stage at my 50th Party. Hate the idea that Ill never see him again
Name : Johnny Bull
email : toro@jonjo.freeserve.co.uk
Comment : Such a pleasure to have known you and played guitar with you these last 2 years Rick. And I hope you dont mind that Ill sing a few of your songs. Rest in peace .
Name : Timbojet, Editor SECOND SPIN Magazine
email : sekondspin@msn.com
Comment : R.I.P. Rick and I hope you find Tubby Hayes! ...but who am I going to argue with now...?
Name : brian gregg terry dene
email : muso@bushinternet.com
Comment : were shocked to hear the sad news regarding poor rick,we both met him in the fifties at the 2is,the last time we met was at the 2is reuinion at the 100 club two or three years ago,he did a skiffle set and brought back some wonderful memories,we know he is in a better place as he will have no trouble blagging st peter to let him in. rest in peace Rick,you will be missed. Terry Dene and Brian Gregg.........
Name : Mike Martin
email : martinmgm5@aol.com
Comment : Poor Rick. One of lifes great characters. Devestating and so sad. Fondly remembered, mate. RIP. Mike of The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra.
Name : Simon Spillett
email : simonspill@aol.com
Comment : I was truly shocked to learn the news of Ricks tragic passing. There were always lots of laughs, some profound opinions and a wealth of wonderful stories whenever we met. Rick entertained in life, on-stage and off, and was one of lifes great characters:
Name : Roy Young
email : roy@royyoung.com
Comment : Rick was one of the bigger pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that made up Skiffle and Rock`n`Roll. Losing him has defintely left a huge hole in all of our hearts, but his name and his music will go on forever.
Name : Bob Mandry
email : imandry@aol.com
Comment : So sorry to hear the news. Ricks knowledge of the 2is and the early days of British rock was enormous. He was so helpful in giving me contacts for the 2is plaque project and it was great to have him there on the day sharing with all his friends and acquaintances
Name : Hans Olof Gottfridsson
email :
Comment : Rick you had the goodness to bare with all my E-mail about your Hamburg days. They must been hundreds. Me in Sweden and you in England we never had the time to meet in person still I will miss you greatly and is sad you never got to see the book completed
Name : Darren Vidler
email : d.vidler1@btinternet.com
Comment : Rick, I along with many others will miss you.Your stories of the Early years, Repartie and wit. You certainly knew how to hold an audience and your help and Generosity Darren
Name : maureen ridley
email : mo.art@talktalk.net
Comment : Iwas very shocked and sad to hear of Ricks death,we corresponded through his web site and I got to meet him when the 2is plaque was put up.I would like to wish his family and friends my condolences.
Name : Johnny dAvensac
email : johndavensac@hotmail.com
Comment : Back in the 50s Rick joined myself and Tex Makins and together we formed The Rick Richards skiffle group. We were looking forward to getting on stage again at the 100 club in January. Rick was so excited about it, he wanted it to be a special performance
Name : Mary (Lowther) Jabbour
email : maryjabbour@yahoo.com
Comment : I received the news here on a mountain top in Lebanon on 14th Dec. I am so sad. We had been in touch by email for a couple of years and I was looking forward to meeting up with him on 28th Jan for the first time since the early 60s. Rest in peace Rick.
Name : Betty
email : bettieboo@jerseymail.co.uk
Comment : How could this happen Rick?, I am so, so sorry, but just glad we all met up on Sept.,18th., and you were able to meet with good friends, I will miss you more than you will know, I am actually lost for words!!!
Name : Pete Wharton
email : petewharton@homecall.co.uk
Comment : What can I say ? Sorry is such a little word, we should both have said it. I was going to this Christmas..too late now but Ill miss you mate, we had some wonderful times in many parts of the world and some memories will never fade. Your talent was never fully appreciated by the masses..what a pity.
Name : Brendan Ruane
email : beejayruan@hotmail
Comment : Its hard to believe we wont be hearing his incredible voice and lovably eccentric presence in the tap ever again. R.I.P. Rick you were a star.
Name : Clare & Allan Castro
email : clarebooks@btinternet.com
Comment : A dear friend gone forever - just half an hour after leaving us. We can hardly believe it. Life will be very different without him, his music, his opinions and his jokes! Clare & Allan
Name : CHAS McDEVITT
email : skiffle@chasmcdevitt.com
Comment : Devastating news. Rick never did things by half measure did he? So sad,for at last my best mate had been getting the recognition he deserved and he was loving it. Well all miss you Rick. Chas.
Name : Lee Wilkinson
email : lee@thestage.co.uk
Comment : So sorry to hear such sad tidings. Rick was a lovely man and a real entertainer. Saw him perform on Saturday night in his usual fine style. God bless you Rick. Lee Wilkinson
Name : Harry @ I C R M
email : icrm@cliffrichard.info
Comment : We are very sorry to learn about the sudden death of Rick. If was fine to read his emails with all the information on the early 2Is days. I was there myself a couple of times in the sixties and again last November. R I P Harry @ I C R M office
Name : Annie
email : anniw@doog41.wanadoo.co.uk
Comment : Devastating news. Rick was a lovely man, generous, big-hearted, larger than life, with a terrific sense of humour. I shall miss him and all his emails. Drunken drivers should be locked up for life.
Name : rachel
email :
Comment : Very sorry to hear such sad news, god bless you.
Name : John Brown
email : fenderman@waitrose.com
Comment : i was shocked to hear my good friend Rick had been killed ,i still find it hard to believe . Rick was always larger than life and i will miss his banter and big smile. God bless you Rick
Name : Angélique von Söhsten
email : avs77@chello.nl
Comment : Rick, we met in 2004 and stayed in touch via e-mail ever since. Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories and pictures with me. I am going to miss your e-mails! R.I.P Luv, Angel
Name : Geoff Gibbs
email : geoffgibbs01@btinternet.com
Comment : Saddened to hear the tragic news, and loss of a good friend. R.I.P. Rick Regards, Geoff