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Unfortunately (😄) the first thing to spring to mind was a version of one of his songs

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Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies aged 84

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Tim Bachman, guitarist in Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Three months after the death of his band mate brother.
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Linda Lewis, singer and famed backing vocalist, dies aged 72

British songwriter was known for her five-octave vocal range and work as a backing singer for the likes of David Bowie, Rod Stewart and Yusuf Islam

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Francis Monkman RIP

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I loved Curved Air, back in the day, and I've still got all (I think) of the original SKY albums on vinyl.
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Classically-trained Francis Monkman was a pioneer of early synthesizer use in rock bands and was one of my musical heroes with Curved Air and Sky.

Another one bites the dust.

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... and bass-maestro John Giblin (71).

Kate Bush, Simple Minds, Brand X, Brian Eno.

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Andy Rourke (59)

Supremely talented bassist from The Smiths.

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Pete Brown, countercultural poet, singer and Cream lyricist, dies aged 82

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