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Riding on the "surf boom" then enthralling the United States, The Beach Boys were soon enjoying spectacular chart success.

Consider, for example, the way “Black Panther” made Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger as enthralling as he was despicable by showing us that he wasn’t born evil.

Until Scheffler's late flourish, the top of the leaderboard was tightly contested throughout an enthralling day in North Carolina, with the lead fluctuating wildly and at one stage five players sharing top spot.

As well as cheering on the Swans, he also became an accomplished pianist in his spare time - appearing in a BBC Wales documentary, playing to enthralled crowds at Swansea Market.

Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his one-man shows, and his potent doses of humor and hard truth enthralled both the highborn and the humble.