My second wife introduced me to Chris Rea's music.  I especially like 
"Texas" and "The Road To Hell".  May he rest in peace.

From: https://shorturl.at/LA0AH (nypost.com)

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            `Driving Home for Christmas' singer Chris Rea dead at 74

   By Associated Press
   Published Dec. 22, 2025, 1:13 p.m. ET

   LONDON - Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit
   "Driving Home for Christmas," has died at 74, his family said Monday.

   Rea died in the hospital following a short illness, according to a
   statement from his family to Britain's Press Association news agency.

   Rea found fame in the 1980s in Britain with hits such as "Fool (If You
   Think It's Over)" and "Let's Dance."

   Two of his studio albums, "The Road to Hell" in 1989 and "Auberge" in
   1991, went to number one in the country.

   "Driving Home for Christmas," did not become an overnight hit when it was
   first released in 1986, but the gentle track proved to be an enduring
   success over the decades and remains one of the UK's most-loved festive
   songs.

   It featured in a TV advertisement for the retailer Marks and Spencer just
   this year.

   The musician was born in 1951 in Middlesbrough, in northeast England, to
   an Italian father and Irish mother. He took various jobs after leaving
   school and helped out in his family's ice cream business.

   He came late to the guitar, picking one up at 21, and played in bands
   before going solo.

   He had suffered from health problems including pancreatic cancer, and in
   2016 he suffered a stroke.

   In more recent years he turned away from pop and released several bluesy
   records.

   Rea is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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-- Sean
 
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