Terry Wallace, Carl Wayne and the Vikings founding member died of Mesothelioma

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Terry Wallace, a leading figure in Birmingham's club music scene in
the 1960;s died of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lungs, abdomen and
heart usually related to asbestos exposure. He was a guitarist and a
founding member of the Carl Wayne and the Vikings group. The group
released two UK singles, What’s The Matter Baby/Your Loving Ways and
This Is Love/You Could Be Fun, and one US-only release, My Girl/Shimmy
Shammy Jangle. He also played in the folk trio The Southerners, You
can read the article Brum’s guitar ace Terry Wallace dies at 66 by
Chris Henwood in the August 19, 2008 Birmingham Mall at
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/08/19/brum-s-guitar-ace-terry-wallace-dies-at-66-97319-21559710/

You can read more about mesothelioma at the Mesothelioma Applied
Research Foundation at http://www.curemeso.org Asbestos is still
legal in the U.S. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S.
imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons in 2007.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/asbestos/mcs-2008-asbes.pdf
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill to ban the
future import and use of asbestos (it is already banned in 40
countries) and provide funding for medical research into effective
treatments for asbestos-related diseases. If you're in the U.S., you
can write your representative to support the bill at http://www.banasbestos.us