Errol Brown Dies: "You Sexy Thing" Singer and Hot Chocolate Frontman Was 71

[Omaha Steve]

Source: E online

by CORINNE HELLER

Errol Brown, frontman of British soul band Hot Chocolate, known for the 1975 hit "You Sexy Thing," has died at age 71.

The singer passed away at his home in the Bahamas after battling liver cancer, Sky News reported on Wednesday. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

His manager, Phil Dale, told the U.K. TV station that Brown was "a wonderful gentleman," adding, There was always music around wherever he was."

Brown was born in Jamaica in 1948 and later moved to the United Kingdom. He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2003. A year later, he received the Ivor Novello award, Britain's most prestigious music award, for outstanding contribution to British music.

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The year Marta and I graduated. It still gets air play all the time.

[gwheezie]

1. rip you sexy thing

I remember that song so well. I was young and cute and loved to dance. It was a good time to be alive.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. RIP. I looked that up online a few days ago and played it just for the memories.

[daleanime]

3. ......

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Great song, great band, great man. RIP Errol Brown.

Such good memories of this playing at our neighborhood dance club

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

5. If he was born on 48

he couldn't be 71. Just sayin'

[csziggy]

6. Wikipedia says he was born 12 November 1943

Which would make him 71. I trust the Wikipedia article more than E online!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Brown

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Wow. Another one leaves us.

R.I.P. and condolences to his family.

"You Sexy Thing" was definitely an oft-played R&B song during my high school days along with a bunch of songs from Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. rip

[hamsterjill]

9. I've always loved that song!

Thanks for the melody, Mr. Brown. It was one of those songs we all loved to groove to!

My sympathies to your family and friends.

[kwassa]

10. He'll come back. I believe in miracles.

[Tom Ripley]

11. RIP