A Son of the Rock

I heard on the news today that Vangelis has died. I first heard his music when he was a member of the band Aphrodite’s Child. Their psychedelia tinged It’s Five O’Clock I featured here along with their biggest hit, Rain and Tears.

Vangelis will probably be most associated with the theme tune for the film Chariots of Fire, see here.

He collaborated with Yes singer Jon Anderson for four albums and the pair had a couple of hits, this one from 1981.

Jon and Vangelis: I’ll Find My Way Home

Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou (Vangelis:) 29/3/1943 – 17/5/2022. So it goes.