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	BBC - h2g2 - Jake Thackray - the Entertainer
		Jake Thackray was a British entertainer, born in Yorkshire in 1938.
		Jake sang and accompanied himself on a nylon-strung guitar, which was quite an 'adventurous' choice when playing live concerts as the strings constantly need retuning.
		Sadly, Jake Thackray died on December 24, 2002 at the age of 64.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A378326 (437 words)

	The Jake Thackray Website - About Jake Thackray
		Jake Thackray was a singer-songwriter in the French tradition, a "chansonnier" whose songs are nevertheless convincingly and idiosyncratically English.
		By the mid-sixties Jake was back in his native Yorkshire teaching at a school near Leeds where he found a way to get unruly pupils to take an interest was through his songs.
		Jake Thackray gave up performing in the 1990s and died on Christmas Eve 2002 at the age of 64.
	www.jakethackray.co.uk /content/view/29/34 (1121 words)

	Des de Moor: Jake Thackray tribute (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Veteran singer-songwriter Jake Thackray died on 24 December 2002 at the age of 64.
		Although generally described as a folk singer, and best known for his acerbic comic songs on TV shows such as the David Frost Show and That's Life, Thackray was one of the unsung pioneers of English chanson.
		Jake Thackray was something of a casualty of the indifference of the British media to the sort of songwriting he espoused.
	www.commex.org /dirkje/pjarchive/thackray.htm (149 words)

	Jake Thackray Biography - AOL Music
		At the same time Thackray was also entertaining in pubs and for working-men's and Rugby-league clubs (he was once a keen player) in the same region, part of the explosion of wry acoustic singer/songwriters who emerged throughout the English hinterland in the wake of the mid-'60s folk boom.
		Thackray's first recording sessions took place in August at Chappells studio in London; his first album, the wryly titled The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray, followed before year's end, and brought its maker to the attention of comedian Bernard Braden.
		Thackray continued performing in local pubs, but showed no interest in venturing further afield, and it took his death in December 2002 to remind the British entertainment industry of just how remarkable a talent he was.
	music.aol.com /artist/jake-thackray/144656/biography (681 words)

	The Jake Thackray Website - Interview with Jake
		Jake talks to Ray Brown about Georges Brassens and the night of 28th October 1973 at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.
		The chat was recorded in Monmouth on 24th September 2000 and was probably the last interview Jake gave.
		Sheila Thackray and Ray Brown have kindly given the Project permission to let you hear it.
	www.jakethackray.com /content/category/9/84/68 (130 words)

	Jake Thackray
		Jake, smooth, mild, sinister and cheeky as milk!
		There's Jake in a roll neck sweater, amusing my parents on a small fl and white TV in 1968 with his pointed, surreal, topical songs on the David Frost programme.
		There's Jake performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, dressed in a dark suit and tie, one foot up on a wooden chair in the style of the classic French chansonnier.
	imomus.com /dailyphoto271202.html (638 words)

	Jake Thackray \| Obituaries \| News \| Telegraph
		Jake Thackray, who died on Christmas Eve aged 64, was a folk singer whose surreal and lugubrious songs made him a firm favourite on such television programmes as The Frost Report, The Braden Beat and That's Life with Esther Rantzen.
		The son of a policeman, Jake Thackray was born in Yorkshire on February 22 1938 and attended a Jesuit boarding school at Dolgelly, where he thought of becoming a priest, but instead went on to Durham University and trained as a teacher.
		Thackray recognised that, although he was much sought after to perform at large venues in Britain and abroad, his work was best suited to small clubs.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&targetRule=10&xml=/news/2002/12/30/db3003.xml&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=60832 (654 words)

	Jake Thackray \| Obituaries \| Guardian Unlimited
		Jake Thackray, who has died aged 63, was a pioneer of an English form of chanson.
		Thackray's compositions were dominated by lyrics that could be comfortably divorced from their musical settings, as were those of Brassens and Jacques Brel - and as they would be as printed poems in Jake's Progress (1977), an oeuvre integrale illustrated by cartoonist Bill Tidy.
		Indeed, by the late 1970s Thackray's living had come to depend principally on earnings on a club and theatre circuit that extended to north America and the Far East, as well as occasional surfacings on national radio.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,865724,00.html (675 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Folk singer Jake Thackray dies
		Thackray, who also had three sons, had a string of best-selling albums in the 60s and 70s, and was famous for his more off-beat songs such as La Di Dah and Sister Josephine.
		When Thackray retired he said he was "disaffected" with the industry and compared himself to the tragic lead in the film The Entertainer, who kept performing despite limited success.
		Thackray's three sons, Bill, Sam and Tom, were at the singer's Monmouth house with their mother and other members of the family.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/2609093.stm (391 words)

	Jake Thackray
		I originally encountered Jake Thackray's material while he was the musical interlude on Esther Rantzen's "That's Life" in the '70's and I was greatly amused and impressed enough to buy a 20-track compilation lp called "The Very Best Of Jake Thackray".
		During Jake's career he was constantly seen performing at town halls and folk clubs all over the country, and made seven studio and live albums, containing songs all of the same quality in terms of humour, wry observation, poetic command of the English language and downright difficulty to play.
		We held the CD "launch party" in a pub in Bristol, close enough to Jake's home for him to attend if he felt like it but not too close to make him feel pressurised into doing so, and Jake songs were played and sung while the ale flowed.
	freespace.virgin.net /malcolm.jeffrey/Jakepage.htm (1490 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Jake in a Box: the EMI Recordings 1967-1976: Music: Jake Thackray (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I feel that Jake Thackray's appeal would have lain especially within his live performances and unfortunately this is now no longer possible with his death a few years ago.
		As with many artists, this live spark often is very difficult to capture on record and with Jake Thackray, once that spark of presentation is expunged, the content is not quite strong enough to sustain the myth.
		If you're already familiar with Jake Thackray's work it's the final CD that will be the real delight: unadorned guitar-and-vocal versions which show that the songs and delivery are almost all fully formed at this early stage, and that the more elaborate arrangements on the first album are essentially unnecessary.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Jake-Box-EMI-Recordings-1967-1976/dp/B000F0UVC2 (1150 words)

	www.myspace.com/jakethackray (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jake Thackray was a singer-songwriter in the French tradition, a "chansonnier" whose songs are nevertheless convincingly and idiosyncratically English.
		Jake suggested that we all went to the pub in the interval and he bought us all a pint!
		Hello Jake, thank you for add me, i love you voice, i think is amazing, my favorite song is Lah Di Dah.
	www.myspace.com /jakethackray (1111 words)

	YouTube - Jake Thackray - 'On Again'
		Surely Jake Thckray is and always was a niche audience.
		NOTE: A TV documentary about Jake Thackray called 'Jake on the Box', produced by Victor Lewis Smith, is scheduled to air on BBC4, 9pm, Friday 6 October.
		jake thackray on again innes book of records
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=QmSezwugtd8 (519 words)

	The Jake Thackray Website - Home
		There will be a Jake Thackray Night with John Teesdale, Kevin...
		Please consider leaving a comment about Jake or any anecdotes you might have about the great man. Comments about the website are also welcome.
		Jake related sites and links to websites suggested by members are listed here.
	www.jakethackray.com (496 words)

	Jake Thackray - Independent Online Edition > Obituaries
		Jake Thackray, singer and songwriter: born 1938: married (three sons); died Monmouth 27 December 2002.
		The singer/songwriter Jake Thackray, who was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1938, was educated at a Roman Catholic school in Leeds and at Durham University.
		Thackray had one of the most distinctive faces on televison – a lugubrious expression with an enormous Adam's apple – that, to be honest, switched off as many people as it turned on.
	news.independent.co.uk /people/obituaries/article137540.ece (1550 words)

	Jake Thackray : The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		To Jake Thackray's fans, the lugubrious troubadour's debut album was a long overdue masterpiece.
		Columbia, however, was uncertain precisely how well the record-buying public at large would take to the sound of the undiluted Thackray, and did their best to soften the blow.
		It did not take a musical genius, however, to determine that, whatever the setting, Thackray was irrepressible.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,213117,00.html (237 words)

	Jake Thackray : Bantam Cock - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Three years divided Jake Thackray's third album from its second, a period during which an entire LP was recorded and scrapped (the 1970 sessions can now be found on the Jake In A Box anthology), even as Thackray's own renown continued to grow.
		In between times, one of Thackray's most tender songs ("Go Little Swale" rubs shoulders with one of his most ribald ("It Was Only A Gypsy"), while he also pays tribute to one of his own greatest influences, Georges Brassens, via a snickering translation of the French chansonier's "Le Gorille".
		Amid so many highlights, however, the most magical is "Old Molly Metcalfe", skeletally sparse, haunted and hungry, this tale of an old shepherdess epitomizes everything for which Thackray should best be cherished, from his love for past traditions, to his eye for the dogs that lay under the underdogs.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3665464,00.html (327 words)

	The Phil McGinity Website
		The Jake Thackray Project was started in May 2002 and aims to promote the work of the late, great, Jake Thackray through the recordings of his work and the performance of his songs.
		Phil started a discussion group and, with a few others formed the JT Project; It is now a world-wide organisation and has been in discussion with EMI over new releases, the latest of which was on November 3rd 2003.
		The Project will be producing a live CD of the Woolwich Tramshed Jake Thackray Festival, amongst others, and has plans for more releases and festivals.
	www.philmcginity.co.uk /content/view/5/31 (190 words)

	Jake Thackray - AOL Music
		Image Jake Thackray was a singer-songwriter in the French tradition, a "chansonnier" whose songs are nevertheless convincingly and idiosyncratically English...
		Following his death in 2002, there has been a steady rise in interest in his work, largely spearheaded by the Jake Thackray Project, who have organised a...
		Watch or listen to Jake Thackray music videos, songs, live performances, concerts and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/jake-thackray/144656/main (132 words)

	YouTube - Jake Thackray performs Brother Gorilla
		have already sid anything Jake did was superb, how we miss him and how I wish the BBC wouyld release some of their stuff for a DVD
		This is the only Jake Thackray song that I've heard that doesn't make me laugh, but it's great just the same.
		Sister Josephine by Jake Thackray, performed by Aysgarth
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=XQm_8uoljWM (434 words)

	Jake Thackray
		Jake Thackray is going to be remembered with, I think, surprising upswellings of affection and admiration.
		There's Jake in a roll neck sweater, amusing my parents on a small fl and white TV in 1968 with his pointed, surreal, topical songs on the David Frost programme.
		There's Jake performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, dressed in a dark suit and tie, one foot up on a wooden chair in the style of the classic French chansonnier.
	www.imomus.com /dailyphoto271202.html (638 words)

	Don McLean Fan Forum: Jake Thackray
		Singer/Songwriter Jake Thackray passed away over Christmas, I dunno if Don knows or likes his stuff, but it occurred to me how similar they are in some respects.
		I'm sure he had a slot on 'That's Life' on a Sunday evenings during the 70's, previous to the guy with the piano (Richard Stilgo I think) who, with the same syle had the knack of coming up with funny lyrics to topical events on demand.
		I suppose one performance which stands out in my mind was the time Jake did not play guitar, his hand was bandaged due to him getting it trapped in a door.
	www.don-mclean.com /forum2/view.asp?topic=1454&s=Jake+Thackray&l=False (306 words)

	Jake Thackray Book of Condolences. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jake Thackray died on Christmas Eve, 24th December 2002
		David Harris, Producer, "The Jake Thackray Project" 10th October 2006.
		If you are interested in JT and his works, and want to buy his new CDs
	www.g8ina.enta.net /JT-Condolences.htm (120 words)

	Jake Thackray CDs, Jake Thackray Records, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl, Albums, Discography
		JAKE THACKRAY Bantam Cock (Rare original 1972 UK fl & silver Columbia label 13-track vinyl LP, front laminated picture sleeve.
		JAKE THACKRAY Live Performance (2006 UK 2-CD album set featuring 29 tracks recorded live at The Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, November 1st 1970 [originally released as 14-track vinyl LP] and includes his full performance taken from their origin al master tapes) -
		Jake Thackray Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Music, Imports & Promos.
	eil.com /shop/artistlist.asp?artistname=jake-thackray (293 words)

	The Jake Thackray Website - Gig List
		Blackthorn Folk Club, UK Lah-Di-Dah, Family Tree, The Ladies' Basic Freedoms Polka, The Lodger, Grandad, The Little Black Foal, Worried Brown Eyes, Nurse, Bantam Cock, Fine Bay Pony, Jolly Captain, Brother Gorilla, It was Only a Gypsy, Sister Josephine, Isabella, Leopold Alcox, The Black Swan, North Country Song, Over to Isobel, North Riding.
		Sister Josephine, The Gorilla, Over to Isobel, Isabella, Ladies Basic Freedoms Polka, The Blacksmith and the Toffee Maker, The Poor Sod, The Lodger, Bantam Cock, Grandad.
		The Boggery Folk Club, Knowle, UK The Lodger, The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray, Worried Brown Eyes, Nurse, Bantam Cock, Jolly Captain, Brother Gorilla, Sister Josephine, Isabella, Leopold Alcox, North Country Song, Over to Isobel, The Kiss, Joseph, On Again!
	www.jakethackray.com /content/view/273/87 (641 words)

	The Jake Thackray Website - Forum List -
		The Jake Thackray Website - Forum List -
		Here is the place to discuss forthcoming events and the website.
		Here is where you can bore the balls off a buffalo about anything and everything without upsetting people who only want Jake news.
	www.jakethackray.com /component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,78 (105 words)

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