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Tributes paid to reggae legend and dub pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, who has died aged 85

"His adventure continues beyond this realm"

30th August 2021

Paul McCartney pays moving tribute to Charlie Watts: “I’ve always loved you”

McCartney lauded the Stones man as "a fantastic drummer, steady as a rock"

25th August 2021

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died at the age of 72

He had been the band’s bassist for over half a century

29th July 2021

Peter Rehberg, founder of record label Editions Mego, dies aged 53

"We sometimes forget how talented a musician Peter Rehberg was, because of so much energy he devoted to the music of others"

26th July 2021

David Bowie collaborator, guitarist John Hutchinson, has died

Hutchinson performed in a number of bands with Bowie, and played guitar on an early demo of "Space Oddity"

26th July 2021

Former Uriah Heep singer John Lawton has died aged 74

"Rock music has lost one of the great rock voices of all time and his legacy will live on forever"

7th July 2021

Rick Laird, founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, has died aged 80

The bassist also performed with the likes of Wes Montgomery and Sonny Rollins

7th July 2021

Hum drummer Bryan St. Pere dies, aged 52

His death was confirmed by the band on social media

2nd July 2021

Synthesiser pioneer Peter Zinovieff, who worked with the Beatles and David Bowie, dies aged 88

He worked on the unreleased Beatles track, "Carnival of Light"

28th June 2021

Avant-garde composer Jon Hassell has died aged 84

The creator of the highly influential "Fourth World" sound passed away "peacefully in the early morning hours of natural causes"

27th June 2021

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