Johnny Silvo

Entertainer and singer who rode the crest of the folk revival of the 60s and 70sJohnny Silvo, who has died of cancer aged 75, was a singer and entertainer who performed in British folk clubs for more than 45 years. His wide-ranging repertoire, which spanned traditional and contemporary British and American folk songs, blues, jazz and country, enjoyed great popularity in the folk revival of the 1960s and 70s. Although such a breadth of styles has been out of fashion for some years, Silvo neverthe...

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