Steve Benbow did his National Service in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, and was stationed in the Middle East.
10 Facts About Steve Benbow
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Steve Benbow was a successful broadcaster, especially during the 1950s, appearing on Guitar Club, Saturday Skiffle Club and Easy Beat.
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Steve Benbow hosted a show on Radio Luxembourg in the 1960s.
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Steve Benbow collaborated with Spike Milligan on a West End stage show and a television series Muses with Milligan.
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Steve Benbow worked as a producer with Dominic Behan and Christy Moore: he was, for example, credited as arranger and musical director of Moore's 1969 album Paddy on the Road.
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Steve Benbow is credited with being an early influence on Davey Graham and Wizz Jones.
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Steve Benbow retained his affinity with domestic animals, keeping goats and a donkey at his home in Hanwell.
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Steve Benbow maintained a traditional London trolley and was often seen navigating suburban streets in this donkey-drawn cart.
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Steve Benbow was still playing in pubs around Brentford, Isleworth and Hounslow until the Friday before his death.
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Steve Benbow was married twice, having a son and a daughter by his first marriage.