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Our February 3 article "Why Billy prompts such Fury" stated that there had been some tension between Wycherley (Billy's real name) family members and that some had shown little concern when his health failed. Sarah (Jean) Wycherley, his mother and Albert Wycherley, his brother, have asked us to emphasise that there was no family rift; on the contrary, there was a close family relationship, they cared deeply about Billy's health and were in close contact with him prior to his death.

Since 1989 they have both worked to perpetuate Billy's memory by Tribute performance and entertainment events to raise money for a number of charities.

We are happy to accept the points raised by Sarah (Jean) Wycherley and Albert Wycherley and the issue has been concluded amicably.
We have made donations to two charities nominated by them, British Heart Foundation and Merseyside Kidney Research Fund.

We have again been hurt and saddened by a newspaper article in the Sunday Express. Our comments below are just a segment of the overall picture but felt that it was our rite to explain some of the things that were stated to the real Billy Fury fans.

My Mother and I are disgusted with Ms Voice's tell tale stories in The Sunday Express last Sunday. As you all know it is a full 25 years since Billy's tragic passing and the only reason we can think that she has done this after all this time is purely for publicity in trying to create some interest in a film that she is supposedly making about her life. Well, I can tell you that we are certainly not interested in anything she is doing.

Without Billy we doubt very much whether the general public would know who she was anyway. She would just be someone else who inherited money from her family.

And, Yes Billy did buy my mothers house but we can assure everyone that every penny was paid back in full.

Yes, Billy did give me a car but what she fails to mention is that it was a complete non runner and I had to do lots of work on it myself to make it roadworthy.

She also failed to mention the perfectly good car that I gave to Billy plus all the hard work I did on the farm to help him out (As brothers do)

She mentions that I try to look and sound like Billy. Well, that's not my fault either as we are brothers (It's in the genes)

We do intend to take these allegations further and to seek legal advice on this matter. But at this time do not intend to Add any fuel to her publicity fire.

She states that it cost her 7 million pounds to get rid of her husband Well, it cost her nothing to get rid of Billy. True love is supposed to be unconditional not measured by how much or little one or the other partner has.

If her statements were an indication of " The gloves are now off" approach then it is time we wrote our own book in which I'm sure she will feature very heavily.

We have maintained our dignity and that of our Billy's intact throughout for all these years and have only tried to promote his name in the very best way. In other words as it should always be.

As you all know we have always made ourselves available to Billy's fans at all times and will remain to do so as long as it is the fans wishes.

Yes we are a family and we are so very proud of Billy and what he achieved in both his life and his musical career but at the end of the day we are also fans " Just like you" and would never say or do anything that would affect Billy Fury's name in a negative way. We close by once again thanking everyone for the support we have received including personal good wishes and the messages of support on this board.

It has been brought to our attention that allegedly a certain record company are selling a bootleg version of the official DVD from Odeon Entertainment- it is appearing at record fairs and market stalls. It is not in a blue case and has no booklet inside. Please do not buy this as not only will you be breaking the law by doing so, you will be depriving Billy's family from their royalties and stopping the official DVD from staying in the charts where it is now at number two. Let's try to make that number one again where it was before being ousted by Joseph....

JEAN AND ALBERT WYCHERLEY WERE GUESTS IN LONDON ON THE 12TH JUNE AT THE PRESS LAUNCH FOR THE NEW DVD BILLY FURY - HIS WONDROUS STORY. THERE WERE MANY FAMOUS FACES AMONGST THE PEOPLE PRESENT SOME OF WHOM FEATURE ON THE DVD. DECCA RECORDS MADE A SURPRISE PRESENTATION TO JEAN AND ALBIE. TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROCEEDINGS - A GOLD DISC, RECOGNISING THE INCREDIBLE SALES OF BILLY FURY RECORDS. THE WORDING ON THE PLAQUE READS "PRESENTED TO JEAN AND ALBIE IN RECOGNITION OF BILLY FURY'S OUTSTANDING SALES 'DECCA'"
BILLY IS DECCA RECORDS MOST SUCCESSFUL SINGLES ARTIST, EVEN OUTSELLING THE ROLLING STONES. WHAT A PITY THE MAN HIMSELF COULDN'T BE THERE TO RECEIVE IT FOR THIS WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT.

Jason has produced a "LIVE" double CD of the whole "In Summer" Tribute to his brother Billy and it will be available very soon. Track listing and cover will appear on this site shortly with info of how you can purchase this limited edition LIVE CD

Here it is a brand new show for one night only in the summer of 2006. The line up is a real treat featuring Jason with his new band "The Jason Eddie Sound" accompanied by the very lovely and talented backing vocalists "The Passionettes" Together they will deliver the most accurate detailed portrayal of the songs recorded by Billy Fury along with a selection of Jason's own songs and with some very raunchy rock 'n' roll sandwiched in between you are in for a real treat. Click Here to go direct to the page for information

There is now a new Billy Fury fan club called Billy Fury In Thoughts Of You this is the only approved Billy Fury Fan Club and has the full support of Billy's Family. You are all welcome to join the joining fee is just £10 and £15 for Joint membership you will receive a membership card and newsletters informing you of any Billy fury related topics with up to date information of any shows e.t.c. This is your Fan Club and we will listen to any suggestions you may have. If you would like to help in any way at all please get in touch. To receive a membership form or for general enquiries please mailto:billy.fury@virgin.net or by post to B.F.I.T.O.Y. P.O. BOX 38 CRUGYBAR, LLANWDRA, CAMARTHENSHIRE, SA19 8YS

Albie is appearing at The Billy Fury Rock 'n' Roll weekend on the 16th of April for details click Here

It is the 1st of December and there are only 30 tickets left for The Official Billy Fury Show at

The Regency Room 84 Prescott Road St Helens Merseyside. Ring now to order your tickets Tel. 01744 759466

As you know from my previous posting I have been fighting for some years to have my Mother Mrs Jean Wycherley installed as Honorary President of the Sound Of Fury Fan Club. Much to our delight, this was achieved with the help and support of you the fans, who have contributed with your kind messages of support. We asked for comments both for and against and received no negative comments at all. It was arranged that my Mother would be officially announced as Honorary President at the Mill Hill meeting on Sunday 17^th October, which my Mother was both thrilled and honoured to accept. However subsequent events have taken place since then and unfortunately my Mother Mrs Jean Wycherley, has had to resign her position as Honorary President, as things have come to light which we firmly disagree with. Therefore we are withdrawing our Support for the Sound Of Fury team, in it’s present form. A decision was made and carried out on the same day of the 17^th October, that the newly appointed Honorary President knew nothing about and the outcome was totally unacceptable to us. We feel that the Fan Club funds, (raised by the fans) are not being utilised in a way that everyone would approve of, also we feel the decision making process leaves much to be desired. We of course very much appreciate the fans of our Billy and all you do with regard to keeping his name and music in the forefront of people’s minds and with respect for that, we readily make ourselves available at every opportunity. We still intend to do that in any way we can. From this point on the only way forward for us, is to completely disassociate ourselves from the Sound Of Fury team, in it’s present form. We wish we could go into further details but we are trying desperately to keep our dignity intact. To say we are extremely disappointed and hurt is a complete understatement.

Both Albie and his mam Jean will be visiting Billy's grave this Sunday the 17th of October at Mill Hill and would be pleased to see friends both old and new.

Albie is opening an art exhibition by artist Simon Prichard. The exhibition is called "Scouse Beat Volume 2" and is the second in the series so far. Albie opened Volume 1 last year which was a great successs. The paintings on show are all works by the artist Simon Prichard and they feature paintings of all the great stars from the 50s and 60s music scene including of course Billy Fury. The exhibition opens on Tuesday the 8th of October and runs until Friday the 29th of October. The opening times are Monday to Friday 12 till 4 p.m. at The Liverpool Academy Of Arts 36 Feel Street Liverpool L14 4BE. The exhibition was a great hit last year hence the need for Volume 2 get along there if you can as it is well worth a visit.

The Variety Club Dinner to be held at The Adelphi Hotel (see Item 4 below) Is now completely SOLD OUT. The response has been fantastic and for the lucky ones who have managed to get a ticket, you are in for a cracking night.

Don't miss The Variety Club Dinner on Monday 15th of November at the Adelphi Hotel see poster below for details. Tickets are selling like "Hot Cakes" so get in early to avoid disappointment

Next year there will be a gathering at Billy's Statue on Sun the 17th of April which is Billy's birthday. This does not detract in any way from the usual gathering at Mill Hill which still goes ahead on the same day as in previous years everyone is welcome to attend either event.