Funeral celebrant some words spoken at the graveside by members of the Communist party. In general, funerals were considered to be the province of the clergy - even for unbelievers. For example, many funerals for non-believers were performed by the Salvation army. Dally Messenger III records that this first celebrant funeral was for Helen Francis (née Grieves) on 2 July 1975 at the Le Pine Funeral Parlour in Ferntree Gully, a suburb of Melbourne in the state of Victoria. Helen Francis was a young woman who had engaged Messenger as a celebrant for her wedding to Roy Francis some four weeks previously.
Life in a Minor Key for "Heavenly Rain" was filmed in New Orleans. Craig Kallman heard Chris perform at a showcase in London and signed him to Atlantic Records. The single release of "If I Hadn’t Got You" was accompanied by a new video filmed in Times Square. The album was reissued on limited edition red vinyl by label Plane Groovy Records in 2013. Life in a Minor Key Life in a Minor Key is musical artist Chris Braide's second studio album. David A. Stewart's label Anxious Records signed Chris Braide in London, United Kingdom, It was Braide’s second solo album. On the liner notes