George Cornell by them for talks with the Krays. Meetings were often held in pubs such as "The Grave Maurice". On 9 March 1966, Cornell and his friend Albie Woods entered the Blind Beggar pub, ordered some light ales and then sat upon stools next to the bar. At around 8:30pm, both men were approached by Ronnie Kray and a Kray associate, Ian Barrie; upon seeing him, Cornell smiled and said sardonically, "Well, just look who's here". As a warning to the barmaid and the few others in the pub, Barrie fired two shots into the ceiling, while Kray walked towards Cornell,
Kray, miy ridniy kray Kray, miy ridniy kray "Kray, miy ridniy kray" (, English: My homeland, my native homeland) is a song originally recorded by Sofia Rotaru for her 1981 album "Sofia Rotaru and Chervona Ruta". According to the Ukrainian and Russian press, the song became a major hit in 1979, the year of its first performance. It was the second such achievement for a Ukrainian song within the former USSR and internationally, after the song "Chervona Ruta". The lyrics and the music were composed by Nikolay Mozgovoy. The song remains popular today with numerous recorded cover versions, namely by Ani Lorak and Taisia