Feb 20
Kelly Groucutt Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 12:07 · 82 words · print
Kelly Groucutt, former bass player with 1970s rock hitmakers ELO, has died aged 63.
Groucutt's management said the musician died Thursday in Worcester, central England, after having a heart attack.
Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1971 by local musicians Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, ELO — short for Electric Light Orchestra — combined rock 'n' roll with orchestral arrangements replete with string sections, choirs and symphonic sweep.
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He is survived by his wife Anna and four children.
Funeral details were not immediately available.
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