Andy Gill
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Andrew James Dalrymple Gill |
Born | Manchester, England, U.K. | 1 January 1956
Died | 1 February 2020 London, England, U.K. | (aged 64)
Genres | Post-punk |
Instruments | Guitar |
Website | www.gillmusic.com |
Andrew James Dalrymple Gill (1 January 1956 – 1 February 2020) was a British post-punk guitarist and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the British rock band Gang of Four, which he co-founded in 1976.
Gill was known for his albums such as Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981) and hit singles such as "At Home He's a Tourist," "Damaged Goods," "Anthrax," "What We All Want" and "I Love a Man in a Uniform".
Death
[change | change source]Gill died on 1 February 2020 of pneumonia in London, aged 64.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Andy Gill, Radical Guitarist With Gang of Four, Dies at 64". The New York Times. 1 February 2020.