Phil May (singer)
Phil May (born Philip Arthur Dennis Kattner, 9 November 1944 – 15 May 2020)[1][2] was an English singer-songwriter and musician. He became known in the 1960s as the lead singer of Pretty Things. He was one of the band's main lyricists. He was the primary lyricist for the album S.F. Sorrow.
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.jpg) May on stage with the Pretty Things in 2013 | |
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| Birth name | Philip Dennis Arthur Kattner |
| Born | 9 November 1944 Dartford, Kent, England |
| Died | 15 May 2020 (aged 75) King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
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| Years active | 1965–2020 |
May died on 15 May 2020, in a hospital in King's Lynn from hip surgery-related problems, aged 75.[3]
References
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ↑ Delinotte, Didier (2000). Les Pretty Things, une institution. Camion Blanc. ISBN 9782357797697.
- ↑ Phil May, frontman with the Pretty Things, dies aged 75