Lesley Duncan obituary

An acclaimed singer-songwriter, she wrote Elton John's Love SongLesley Duncan, who has died aged 66 of cerebro- vascular disease, was one of Britain's first female singer-songwriters. Her songs had an astonishing emotional depth and her voice a rare combination of warmth and clarity, bringing an intimacy to the experience of listening to her records. For those who discovered her music in the early 1970s, she stood out from all the other pop and rock of the era.Her big break came when Elton John ...

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