I would say they were the six of the happiest years of my working life.” The velvet voice is just as I remember it. Chris Rea ...

Chris Rea recalls how he wrote “Driving Home For Christmas”, in an interview shared just days before his death at the age of 74. The singer’s family announced his death on Monday (22 December). In a ...

A former presenter has recalled Chris Rea asking for his song to be played on radio before he signed a recording contract. Stan Laundon, 82, said the Middlesbrough musician, who died on Monday aged 74 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rea: a throaty rasp - Richard Ecclestone/Redferns Chris Rea, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who has died aged 74, rose to ...

Chris Rea, the British blues-rock singer known for hits such as "Fool (If You Think It's Over)," "Let's Dance" and the holiday classic "Driving Home for Christmas," has died. He was 74. Rea died on ...