▁on ▁live ▁cab aret ▁performances ▁and ▁television ▁work . ▁He ▁later ▁appeared ▁regularly ▁on ▁Hey ▁Hey ▁It ' s ▁Saturday . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁May ▁received ▁the ▁Ben ny ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Vari ety ▁Art ists ▁Club ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁the ▁highest ▁honour ▁available ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁variety ▁ent ert ainer . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁R icky ▁May ▁had ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Hotel , ▁Sydney , ▁after ▁getting ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁night ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁cab aret ▁show . ▁He ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁dead ▁on ▁arrival ▁at ▁a ▁hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁ 4 4 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Col le en ▁Ann ▁May , ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁aged ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁" Let ' s ▁Tw ist ▁Again " /" H uck le bu ck " ▁La ▁Gl oria ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁ ▁" I ▁Could ▁Have ▁Dan ced ▁All ▁Night " /" B all in ' ▁the ▁Jack " ▁La ▁Gl oria ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁ ▁" This ▁Little ▁Boy ' s ▁G one ▁Rock in ' ▁"/ " Span ish ▁Har lem " ▁R CA ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁ ▁" Bu ilt ▁for ▁Com fort ▁( I ▁Ain ' t ▁Bu ilt ▁for ▁Speed )" /" Off