Tony Capstick came up through the folk clubs of the 1960s as a guitarist, banjo player and strong singer with a gift for comic storytelling. He presented on BBC Radio Sheffield for more than thirty years and reached number three in the charts in 1981 with Capstick Comes Home. He later played a policeman in Last of the Summer Wine.
Tony Capstick
Singer, comedian and broadcaster; Sheffield
- Born
- 27 July 1944, Rotherham, Yorkshire
- Died
- 23 October 2003, Hoober, South Yorkshire
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