Sad news about musical legend Gethin Hughes

Sad news about Llanelli musical legend Gethin Hughes -
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Tributes have been paid to Llanelli's popular 'music man', who died while on a Norwegian cruise.
Here is the full text of what I told the Evening Post -
Robert Lloyd, former editor of the Llanelli Star and the Carmarthen Journal, said: "It was a privilege and a pleasure to know Gethin Hughes.
"I had the honour of writing the foreword to his book, which was based on the Solo Note column he regularly contributed to the Llanelli Star.
"The title of the book was 'Always be natural'. It was a title given to him by the late great entertainer Roy Castle, who told Gethin - 'Never be sharp, Never be flat, Always be natural'.
"Gethin's stories were always liberally sprinked with stardust. The list of stars and celebrities he met and accompanied was endless. He was lucky enough to call many of them his friends.
"From Sir Malcolm Sargent to Gracie Fields, from Betty Driver and Bill Roache of Coronation Street, from Jack Warner to Elsie and Doris Waters . . . Gethin had stories to tell about them all.
"Yes, he will be remembered as a music teacher and as a celebrated accompanist for Cor Meibion Llanelli, but he will also be remembered as great personality.
"From scuba-diving off The Great Barrier Reef in Australia to riding a mechanical bucking bronco at a Wild West centre in Denver, Colorado, to playing out his inimitable party pieces at post-concert Cor Meibion concerts, nothing was too much of a challenge for Gethin.
"Last December, he celebrated 65 years as an accompanist by playing the piano at his beloved Triniti Chapel in Llanelli. His work as an accompanist and fund-raiser for various charities earned him an MBE - but it also earned him much more. It earned him the affection and respect of the people of Llanelli and beyond."