Towers of Dub is an incredible tune and still on loads of my playlists. The original full version includes a telephone skit wind-up by Victor Lewis-Smith that I highly doubt he'd get away with today!
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[Music] Annie Nightingale RIP
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Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
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Oh no not Annie! Another old school music loving broadcaster gone. I used to love her Sunday evening show as a kid. I remember hearing her lamenting our loss on the coach radio stuck in traffic at Wembley after losing the play off final to Notts County, and having a little cry at her playing 'Dancing in the Moonlight' in tribute to Phil Lynott the day after he died.
- Jan 3, 2012
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I must admit it brought a tear to my eye when I saw the notification flash up. A significant part of my life when a much younger man, ev3n though I was not based in Brighton.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Yep l might have said sixties, but in no way an octogenarian.
- Oct 20, 2022
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This is true - She moved back to London in 1998 though - so hadn’t lived in Brighton for past 25 years or so after which we lost touch a bit. My Dad first got to know her when they were working on the Daily Sketch in Fleet Street in London - later they became closer through another very close mutual family friend who was a music radio journalist for Capitol Radio - Annie was a music columnist at the Sketch and Dad was a journalist back in the early 1960s. My Dad died many years ago but Annie’s death has brought back happy memories which I’ve been sharing with Mum today, especially of our circle of friends‘ family Christmas parties and dinner nights which always seemed to descend into music quizzes and karaoke and far, far too much alcohol.
Tubby Mondays
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Yep it does. She included it in it that night.
pearl
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When I heard this news I reached for my 'phone to tell my friend, but she'd already sent me a text. Very sad news.
Rest in peace Annie
Rest in peace Annie
The Albion Roar
97.2FM
What a household....!
Yep. Saw her among the crowd at the Notts County playoff final. RIP.
Shropshire Seagull
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Annie turned up at a Satdean youth club disco at the Lido one Friday night in the mid-70s.
As a cheeky teenager I pushed my luck and asked her for a kiss. She duly obliged with a peck on my cheek. Never forgotten...
RIP Annie
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As a cheeky teenager I pushed my luck and asked her for a kiss. She duly obliged with a peck on my cheek. Never forgotten...
RIP Annie
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Nicks
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Remember meeting her in The New Regents Bar after gigs in various places around Brighton
I do not know Towers of Dub, but with a title like that you just KNOW it will be good.
- Oct 20, 2022
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It was!
Mum’s just texted a lovely little snippet which was before my memories - One party hosted by one of the circle of the friends, (presumably in 1964), ‘Rag Doll’ was played ‘over and over’. I asked her why, and she replied that Annie had turned up that night with a boyfriend in tow who was wearing a shaggy afghan coat and she had brought a promo of the soon to be released Frankie Valli single with her. Like those of us who love music, when we ‘discover‘ something we love, it can get obsessively played and this lovely memory was so typical of Annie’s energy and desire to share her love of music
For the memories …
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I knew she was older than me, and I'm in my 70s.
The Albion Roar
97.2FM
Love this tribute, left in the Guardian comments...
I'm so sad. Annie was there on Sunday nights in the darkest hell of teenage years. Her passion for music was infectious, and i got to love so much stuff because of her.
When i was in early 20s and used to occasionally DJ on a tiny radio station in Sussex, i called her up at the BBC once. as a fan boy! To my total surprise, she took the call. we chatted for ages, and she said she'd heard me on the radio. We went for beers. Went raving. We ended up co-hosting a radio show for the Brighton festival.
The best thing she left me with, was a quote from Dusty Springfield's manager, Vicki Wickham. When Annie was starting out as broadcaster in the 60s, it was Vicki who encouraged and advised Annie. When Annie asked "how can i ever repay you?", Vicki replied "just pass it on".
Annie has passed this on. Times a million. It's up to all of us now, to pass it on, too.
Goodnight Annie. You were incredible.
I'm so sad. Annie was there on Sunday nights in the darkest hell of teenage years. Her passion for music was infectious, and i got to love so much stuff because of her.
When i was in early 20s and used to occasionally DJ on a tiny radio station in Sussex, i called her up at the BBC once. as a fan boy! To my total surprise, she took the call. we chatted for ages, and she said she'd heard me on the radio. We went for beers. Went raving. We ended up co-hosting a radio show for the Brighton festival.
The best thing she left me with, was a quote from Dusty Springfield's manager, Vicki Wickham. When Annie was starting out as broadcaster in the 60s, it was Vicki who encouraged and advised Annie. When Annie asked "how can i ever repay you?", Vicki replied "just pass it on".
Annie has passed this on. Times a million. It's up to all of us now, to pass it on, too.
Goodnight Annie. You were incredible.
Very sad. Met her once at Brighton station after a gig (Meatloaf - Brighton Centre my 18th birthday). She wanted to know all about whether we had enjoyed it, what he'd played. Really nice lady. RIP
Ooh it’s a corner
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I remember her doing a Sunday afternoon show in the mid 70s where she had a feature called Daisy Chain, regarding which I wrote in about - and had my one played - These Foolish Things by Bryan Ferry I think!
Bit of a trailblazer for female DJs - RIP Annie
Bit of a trailblazer for female DJs - RIP Annie
Perfidious Albion
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I remember her well on radio… Saw her around Brighton but never spoke to her. She was a real music person… RIP ..
She’s a classic case of if you’re not from Brighton, if you’re of the right mindset, Brighton will find you.Adopted Brightonian then
Certainly one of us.
