Post by Dale Latimer on May 26, 2022 16:51:42 GMT -5
From BBC:
Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died, the band has announced. [...]
Fletcher, who was 60, was a founding member of the band which found success with their dark electronic sound with hits including Personal Jesus.
Depeche Mode had chart success in the 1980s and 1990s with singles including New Life, Enjoy the Silence and Just Can't Get Enough.
The group was founded in Basildon in 1980 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two years ago. [...]
Fletcher, who was born in Nottingham, remained with the band throughout its four-decade history, which included two number one albums, Ultra and Songs of Faith and Devotion.
His last studio album with the band was 2017's Spirit, their 14th, which reached number five in the UK albums chart.
He leaves behind wife Grainne, to whom he was married for almost 30 years, and two children, Megan and Joe. [...]
www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61597992
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Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died, the band has announced. [...]
Fletcher, who was 60, was a founding member of the band which found success with their dark electronic sound with hits including Personal Jesus.
Depeche Mode had chart success in the 1980s and 1990s with singles including New Life, Enjoy the Silence and Just Can't Get Enough.
The group was founded in Basildon in 1980 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two years ago. [...]
Fletcher, who was born in Nottingham, remained with the band throughout its four-decade history, which included two number one albums, Ultra and Songs of Faith and Devotion.
His last studio album with the band was 2017's Spirit, their 14th, which reached number five in the UK albums chart.
He leaves behind wife Grainne, to whom he was married for almost 30 years, and two children, Megan and Joe. [...]
www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61597992
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