{"id":774109,"date":"2019-12-31T11:02:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T11:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/31\/popular-english-comedian-and-singer-neil-innes-passes-on-at-75\/"},"modified":"2019-12-31T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T11:02:22","slug":"popular-english-comedian-and-singer-neil-innes-passes-on-at-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/31\/popular-english-comedian-and-singer-neil-innes-passes-on-at-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular English Comedian and Singer Neil Innes Passes On at 75"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>Famous English comedian and musician, Neil Innes has died at the age of 75.<\/p>\n<p>According to his agent, Nigel Morton, the star who had not been ill for some time died on Sunday night. (Dec.29)<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, his family said: \u201cIt is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we have to announce the death of Neil James Innes on 29th December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have lost a beautiful kind, gentle soul whose music and songs touched the heart of everyone and whose intellect and search for truth inspired us all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe died of natural causes quickly without warning and, I think, without pain.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis wife Yvonne and their three sons Miles, Luke and Barney and three grandchildren Max Issy and Zac give thanks for his life, for his music and for the joy he gave us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Essex-born and German-raised star was best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles and collaborating with Monty Python.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>Innes was also a member of the band The Rutles, a rock band. 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