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Title: ELO member Groucutt dies, aged 63
Post by: bijou on February 20, 2009, 03:10:08 PM

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Kelly Groucutt, the bass player in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), has died aged 63.

He suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night and was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital but did not regain consciousness and died on Thursday.

Groucutt, who also sang on the Birmingham band's records, joined the group in 1974 and left in 1983.

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link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7900575.stm)

RIP.  Another part of my youth gone. :(

Title: Re: ELO member Groucutt dies, aged 63
Post by: Peter3_1 on February 20, 2009, 04:13:58 PM

ELO was all right. Too bad on the death. Oh, they had the best Album Covers going, didn't they?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-8Axt71p5M

Title: Re: ELO member Groucutt dies, aged 63
Post by: bijou on February 20, 2009, 04:17:47 PM

Quote from: Peter3_1 on February 20, 2009, 04:13:58 PM

ELO was all right. Too bad on the death. Oh, they had the best Album Covers going, didn't they?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-8Axt71p5M

Since CDs came in I have really missed good cover art.