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Video: Seasons in the Sun
Alan Ludley recorded one of the world's most famous pop songs, Seasons in the Sun, years before it topped the charts.
BBC News: Seasons in the Sun lost recording found after 40 years
He was the singer in Middlesbrough band Rivers Invitation, who were signed to Polydor, and were being groomed for stardom.
Tragically Alan was killed in a car crash in 1970 just before the record was due to be released.
Canadian Terry Jacks went on to have a huge hit with the record in 1973.
It went on to sell 10m copies and became one of the 30 biggest hits of all time.
For years Alan Ludley's son, Adrian, has been on a quest to find the original recording of his father's song.
Now the lost song has been rediscovered lying in a storage box after 40 years.
John Foster from BBC Tees plays family and band members the lost recording in an emotional reunion.
Photograph: Alan Ludley with his son Adrian as a child. -
Seasons in the Sun
Alan Ludley was the singer in Rivers Invitation who recorded the song Seasons in the Sun before Terry Jacks had his chart-topping hit.
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Seasons in the Sun: A son's story
For years Alan Ludley's son, Adrian, has been on a quest to find the original recording of his father's song.
Adrian Ludley is pictured here as he hears the lost recording of his father singing Seasons in the Sun for the first time. -
Chris Jackson's blog: Inside Out shines a light on our times
With three different stories each week we often have to go from the extremely serious to the more uplifting. That is all part of life's rich tapestry and this week we certainly reflect that.
BBC Chris Jackson: Inside Out shines a light on our times
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Feature: Horden shootings
A police officer's recommendation a man who shot dead three women should not get a shotgun licence was overturned at a more senior level, it is alleged.
BBC News: Killer Michael Atherton's gun bid refusal 'was overturned'
Michael Atherton, 42, shot his partner Susan McGoldrick, 47, her sister Alison Turnbull, 44, and her niece Tanya Turnbull, 24, in Horden, County Durham.
The British Association for Shooting & Conservation claimed Mr Atherton's licence application was recommended for refusal but that was overturned.
Durham Police has not commented.
The force has confirmed it was called to four domestic-related incidents at the house in Horden, between 2002 and 2004.
Read the full feature on the BBC News website below...
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