Photo: Steve Ellis | By Tony Latchem, The Daily Beast | Steve Ellis, the singer whose recording of the classic hit “Everlasting Love” made him a teenage pop sensation, has died at 76. The British former Love Affair frontman was just 17 when the group’s version reached No. 1 in the U.K. in 1968. American musicians Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden originally wrote the song, and Robert Knight first recorded it in 1967. Ellis supplied the vocals for Love Affair’s hugely successful cover, backed by session musicians rather than his bandmates.
Ellis died on October 30 following complications from a long-term illness, according to an announcement on his official Facebook page, as The Guardian reported Monday.
Love Affair scored further hits with “Rainbow Valley” and “A Day Without Love” before Ellis departed in 1969. He subsequently worked with The Who’s Roger Daltrey and The Jam’s Paul Weller, who contributed to his final album, Baby Faced Assassin, released in September. Weller paid tribute to his friend, writing: “God bless ya Stevie safe travels everlasting love for sure.”
. . . . . . . . .
Story contains video:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/music/everlasting-love-singer-dies-at-76/ar-AA2gALDX?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6ae97cf421d84423bd2b36adf296685d&ei=53
Photo: Steve Ellis | From Steve Ellis, Original Voice of The Love Affair’s Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1581352030209421&set=pb.100050039182928.-2207520000&type=3
OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
Warning Signs of Suicide – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or if you want to discuss, call the old numbers at 800-273-TALK or 800-273-8255 for English and 888-628-9454 for Spanish. Learn the signs of someone who may be contemplating suicide.
Posting for my Veteran/singer/songwriter/musician friend Troy Hoss: Heavy on my heart so here goes: This is a very real problem … 22 Veterans a day surrender to their demons. #SuicideAwareness | Call Veteran’s Hotline: 988 #1 or 844-647-1354
From Care2 via Jock Bartley on Facebook: Trump shut down our LGBTQ+ suicide and mental health hotline, but CANADA opened a US toll-free number to theirs… so our citizens can get help anytime, at no cost: 1-877-330-6366
Kindness & empathy have no borders.
If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, find them at http://www.wikipedia.com
November 2026
4: Herbert Blomstedt, 99, Swedish-American conductor.
2: Clem Cattini, 89, English drummer (The Tornados, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Apollo 100), fall.
1: Jacques Bolognesi, 79, French jazz musician (Orchestre National de Jazz); Tony Butala, 87, American singer (The Lettermen); Pavel Žák, 85, Czech composer and lyricist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Butala
October 2026
31: Juan Atkins, 64, American record producer (“No UFO’s”), techno musician (The Belleville Three, Cybotron) and DJ, heart attack; Horst Fascher, 90, German music manager, co-founder of the Star-Club; Mišo Kovač, 85, Croatian singer.
30: Atmani, 81, Algerian singer; Bill Clifton, 95, American bluegrass musician and singer; Steve Ellis, 76, English singer (Love Affair, Widowmaker).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clifton
29: Cevin Fisher, 63, American DJ and record producer, cancer; Sandra Kerr, 84, English folk singer, leukaemia; Melvin Sephus, American singer (The Rude Boys).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cevin_Fisher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rude_Boys
28: Gullan Bornemark, 98, Swedish musician, lyricist and composer; Pino Presti, 83, Italian arranger; Marisa Manchado, 70, composer, pianist and academic.
