Listen to On days like these - (well, some of it)

Terence Parsons
Born 1st. December 1930 - Shoreditch, England
Died 7th. February 1985 - Ealing, England

Often called the British Sinatra. Can't see it myself. I'm not generally a fan of crooning type singers but I didn't consider Matt a crooner, he was a ballad singer. Great voice and a great loss.