BILL ODDIE OBITUARY

Comedy star of the 1970s as one of the Goodies whose love of birds led to a second career as a wildlife presenter Bill Oddie, who has died aged 85, was a multi-talented performer who found his greatest comedy success… Oddie’s self-taught musical skills steered the trio into the charts with his compositions – pastiche rock’n’roll songs such as The Funky Gibbon and Nappy Love.

Media | The Guardian reports that comedy star of the 1970s as one of the Goodies whose love of birds led to a second career as a wildlife presenter Bill Oddie, who has died aged 85, was a multi-talented performer who found his greatest comedy success…

The report adds: Oddie’s self-taught musical skills steered the trio into the charts with his compositions – pastiche rock’n’roll songs such as The Funky Gibbon and Nappy Love.

And when that was all over, he carved out a new career as the small screen’s most famous birdwatcher, credited with encouraging new generations to become enthusiasts for the natural world.

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