Don Black, the multi award-winning lyricist sent Joe an extra special get well message last night on his Radio 2 show and played his version of "My Funny Valentine", here are his words to Joe.......

"My very dear friend Joe Longthorne has been ill recently and I've had some requests to play a record by him. Joe is, to use a phrase you don't hear anymore, an all round entertainer. He's a thrilling performer with a huge fan base, so Get Well Soon Joe, I wanna spend a lot more years bowled over by your amazing talent".