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  • Jun 16, 1942
    Bass player John Rostill is born in Birmingham, England. He plays with Tom Jones and the British group The Shadows, and writes the Olivia Newton-John hits "Please Mr. Please," "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
    Nov 26, 1973
    Bass player John Rostill dies in Radlett, England, electrocuted by a guitar in his home studio. An ex-member of The Shadows, he wrote the Olivia Newton-John hits "Please Mr. Please," "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
    Nov 11, 2004
    Elvis Presley is among the original artists inducted in the UK Music Hall of Fame in London, joining alongside The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Cliff Richard & The Shadows, featuring John Rostill, John Farrar and Bruce Welch

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