#The Smiths #RIP #Andy #Rourke #This Charming Man #Top of The Pops 2

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The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died after a long illness due to pancreatic cancer. He was 59

Rourke joined the Smiths after their first gig, having known guitarist Johnny Marr since school, and played on all four of their studio albums. After the group broke up in 1987, he performed on singer Morrissey's solo releases. Rourke recorded with Sinéad O'Connor and the Pretenders in the early 1990s, and was a member of the supergroup Freebass and the band D.A.R.K..

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