Tommy admits they did have ups and downs. In response to rumours they were barely on speaking terms off-stage, he says: “Of course there were times we didn’t speak. Sixty years is like a marriage, you have fall-outs. Bobby had been taken to the hospital for tests as he started with breathing problems. At first it was thought to be a chest infection but a test proved positive for Covid-19. BFI | Film & TV Database | CANNON AND BALL". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 . Retrieved 22 April 2013.

Later years [ edit ] The Theatre Royal in Windsor in July 2008, with a production of Big Bad Mouse starring Cannon and Ball Cannon and Ball return to Lincoln for Theatre Royal panto". The Linc. 30 November 2012 . Retrieved 22 April 2013. The album was commercially successful, reaching No. 2 in the UK album charts. It peaked at No. 7 in the US in 1969, [44] but in 1970 it re-entered the charts, at which time it went on to peak at No. 4. [45] It sold 200,000 copies in the first two weeks in the US alone and was awarded a gold record for sales of 500,000 on 18 August. [46] " Pinball Wizard", " I'm Free" and " See Me, Feel Me" were released as singles and received airplay on the radio. "Pinball Wizard" reached the top 20 in the US and the top five in the UK. "See Me, Feel Me" reached the top 20 in the US and "I'm Free" reached the top 40. An EP of selections from the album was planned to be released in the UK in November 1970 but was withdrawn. [47] As of 2012, Tommy has sold 20 million copies worldwide. [25] [48]

T: Shutup. Aw, course I recognise you now. That Alan Hardacre. Phew, I didn’t recognise you dressed up like that pal. You’re doing well for yourself aren’t you? Look at all that smart gear. His comedy partner Cannon, 82, was among the mourners at the service, which was private and invite-only due to England's ongoing shutdown and restrictions on funeral gatherings. Randall, Mac (22 January 2004). "Tommy Deluxe Edition". Rolling Stone. New York . Retrieved 3 July 2013. From his career as half as one of the nation’s favourite double acts – Cannon and Ball – to his appearances in series like Benidorm, Not Going Out and I’m A Celebrity….Get Me Out Of Here!, this is the story of how a factory welder from Oldham went on to become one of the most loved stars on British television. I first met Bobby and Tommy when they still had the dubious reputation of being the nastiest people in the business. Some support acts were so afraid of them they would even refuse the work rather than face the destructive force it could bring into their lives. As this story unfolds, you will begin to see why. Loved by audiences and hated by critics, little did anyone know of the personal anguish and pain hidden beneath the laughter.

Five-car crash leaves two elderly women dead and three pensioners in hospital as 'drug driver', 51, is arrested Their popularity coincided with the rise of alternative comedy, with its emphasis on more socially relevant and political concerns. Cannon and Ball's popularity began to decline, though they were not the only comedy act to suffer as comic tastes shifted. During the 1980s, Greg Dyke, then Head of Programming at ITV station TVS and later to hold a similar position at LWT, expressed a concern that northern comedy shows may not suit southern tastes. T: Yes, because he hates it. And I’ll tell you this, you’ve ruined two songs, not one, you weren’t satisfied with one, you’ve ruined two. I’m going to do the next on on my own Christgau, Robert (25 January 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York . Retrieved 3 July 2013.

Three Palestinian students aged 20 are shot and critically-injured in Vermont after wearing keffiyeh scarves to meet their families for dinner An autobiography of the duo, telling their whole story: from meeting, through their years of fame, to their conversion to Christianity and onto today. B: I know. I’ll tell you what Tommy. I’ll get a big sign done if you want, and I’ll walk down on Eccles street, walk up and down, with big letters on ‘Cannon and Ball, Saturday Nights’ Linda told the PA news agency the sisters had known Ball since the 1980s, when they had worked together. She said: 'We're devastated because he's been a great friend to us all. We just wanted to be here today.'

Police issue urgent appeal for girl, nine, who vanished while walking a puppy near her home at 3.30pmWashburne, Christopher; Derno, Maiken, eds. (2013). Bad Music: The Music We Love to Hate. Routledge. p.314. ISBN 978-1-135-38547-7. Bobby Ball, who shot to fame as one half of double act Cannon and Ball, died on 28 October, aged 76, after testing positive for COVID-19. Together with his comedy partner Tommy Cannon, Bobby regularly featured on our covers during their heyday in the 1980s.