Overview

• He died peacefully in his sleep on July 11, and his band Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom announced the news without disclosing a cause of death.
• He first gained prominence as a founding member of British prog-rock band Rare Bird, whose 1970 single “Sympathy” topped charts in Italy and France and sold over one million copies.
• In 1972, he contributed as a session musician to Chuck Berry’s The London Chuck Berry Sessions album.
• After This Is Spinal Tap, he continued performing with bands including Model Citizenz and Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom.
• A sequel to This Is Spinal Tap is slated for September 12, reuniting Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean.