Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Rea was much more than a ‘Poundshop cross between Barry Manilow and Barry White’ - Richard Ecclestone/Redferns Chris Rea was ...

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 ...

The rock and blues singer, Chris Rea spent countless hours on the road, and his love of cars and driving was the inspiration behind many of his songs. He recorded 25 solo albums, two of which topped ...

Chris Rea had just been banned from driving when he wrote Driving Home For Christmas. The 74-year-old singer-songwriter is best known for the 1986 festive tune - which he originally penned for Van ...