He was a soloist on Decca's 1960s recording of Handel's "Messiah." He frequently appeared on BBC radio and television. Actor Sean Connery said he had known McKellar for 40 years.

Premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival that year, the production by Colin Graham and conducted by Britten also starred Janet Baker. Having recorded a number of 78s for Parlophone, McKellar signed with ...

Kenneth McKellar, who died on April 9 ... After a couple of years with the Forestry Commission, McKellar decided to devote himself to music. ... in 1954 McKellar signed with the Decca record company.

Throughout the 60s, McKellar was recording two albums a year for Decca. He sang hymns with the choir of Paisley Abbey, Handel arias with Sir Adrian Boult, and made a recording of Kismet with Adele ...

A memorial service has been held in Paisley Abbey for the Scottish tenor Kenneth McKellar. ... record company Decca and in the early 60s was the tenor ... from show after almost 17 years.

Kenneth McKellar's father owned a grocery ... Over the years, McKellar took much pleasure in seeing these forests mature ... he was signed up by Decca and became one of that label's ...

SCOTTISH singer Kenneth McKellar has died after a ... He had a long association with record company Decca and in the early sixties was the tenor soloist in ... and I knew him for 40 years.

Scottish tenor Kenneth McKellar has died at the age of 82 after a very short illness. Mr McKellar passed away at the home of his daughter Jane, in Lake Tahoe in the United States.

Kenneth McKellar died of pancreatic cancer, aged 82, at his daughter’s home near Lake Tahoe in the United States, on April 9, 2010. His funeral was held in Paisley. Celebrities ...