They seemed an odd fit for a duet to start. One was a pioneering American artist with a cushy spot on a top television show, the other the lead singer for a British band that didn't know much success ...
Alan Barton, former frontman of Smokie (1986-1995) tragically died on March 23rd 1995 in a Cologne (Koln) hospital. This was the direct result of an accident involving the band’s tour bus.