sonyc 5,518 Posted November 23, 2022 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63728503 Sad news as ever. A terrific guitarist and interesting character. Saw him twice in Bradford but also had the honour of playing in a support band for his Solid Sender's back in the mid 80s. Lucky for me I could sit actually at the side of the stage and watch from about 8 ft away! I was amazed by the guitar action he used (not tight to the frets at all) and later thought that he wanted a staccato style of playing so this helped him. He scared me a bit too as he was quite an odd fellow and quiet / quirky / east enderly but watched a couple of documentaries later and I was really moved by his cancer episode. What a life he lived. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,293 Posted November 23, 2022 A legend with his 'choppy style' lead guitar and I was fortunate to see him in his latter years at the Waterfront and the UEA.....Unique with such eccentric energy and superb staccato style strumming....Yep he fought the big 'C' till the end....Now R an' B rockin' in heaven.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted November 25, 2022 Loved his music, has had a decent innings considering his heath issues, sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 258 Posted November 25, 2022 So many greats disappearing now … just recently Keith Levine, Steve Roberts, not so far back Barrie Masters, Mensi ….. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Raptor 1,210 Posted November 25, 2022 That album he made with Roger daltrey a few years back was superb. R.I.P. Wilko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
