When Dave Williams asked for a performance, local soprano Toni Nesbitt was already entertaining the residents of Liverpool’s Park View Nursing Home with her lovely singing. Dave has worked for the National Health Service in the United Kingdom for fifty years as a medical assistant.
Everyone in the audience was amazed by the singing prowess of a man who had previously performed with The Beatles. Dave remarked, “My daughter begged me to sit down again when I got up.” “But I’m happy I didn’t!”
After his performance, a dementia patient started singing the song to herself, which gave him a great sense of fulfillment. After I finished performing, I noticed a patient with dementia singing the song to herself, which was really amazing.
In 1958, Dave played with Ringo Starr, the drummer for the Beatles, in a band called The Dices. Dave went solo when he was seventeen and performed at a small bar on the weekends for £3 a night.
He says, “It was all surreal and something I will never forget,” as he describes the event. The Knotty Ash gig was a touch strange. Even though I was off-key, I got a lot of applause! Paul’s birthday was celebrated by people from all around the world.
“Words can’t explain how we all felt after his performance—and he has said he would love to perform for us again,” a nursing home staff member wrote on social media after sharing a video of Dave’s performance.
