Doreen Waddell, Vocalist With Soul II Soul, 36
DGH
It was reported from London, England, that Doreen Waddell, a former
vocalist with the group Soul II Soul, died Friday, February 28, 2003
[possibly March 7] in a traffic accident, apparently after running
from a store where she had been accused of shoplifting, police said
Wednesday, at the age of 36.
Police said it appeared she had been running from a supermarket after
being confronted about shoplifting. She was struck by three cars on
the nearby A27 highway and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. It
took several days to identify her body.
Waddell, who used the stage name Do'reen, sang on the influential
British dance band's best-selling 1989 album "Club Classics Volume I"
and was lead vocalist on the songs "Feel Free" and "Happiness."
Soul II Soul topped the charts with the song "Back to Life" on the
same album, in which Caron Wheeler was the lead singer.
Waddell had not been active in the music industry for several years,
and neighbors quoted by The Daily Telegraph newspaper said she did not
talk about her time with Soul II Soul.
Soul II Soul said it would not comment on Waddell's death.
James Kaufman
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> It was reported from London, England, that Doreen Waddell, a former
> vocalist with the group Soul II Soul, died Friday, February 28, 2003
> [possibly March 7] in a traffic accident, apparently after running
> from a store where she had been accused of shoplifting, police said
> Wednesday, at the age of 36.
>
Didn't this happen exactly a year ago? I vaguely remember the incident.
James
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JaneLFreund
You're correct -- this accident happened last year!
Russ
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> Didn't this happen exactly a year ago? I vaguely remember the incident.
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> James
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> Baseball Spot
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She died March 1, 2002. Somehow a lot of these obits are getting
reported a year late (like the Harrington obit), with the date changed
to 2003. I won't research any obits from this source for Week in
Review.
Russ