 He continued singing as well as being an inspirational teacher throughout the 1970s until he died in 1987.He freely gave of his time for all kinds of charity recitals and when Owen Brannigan was severely injured in a car crash took over many of his engagements, in spite of being in his seventies.He had a large build with a sense of humour to match and even in later life used to flirt with every attractive young lady he would encounter on the London Underground.