Music Gear News
At Gear4Music.com we update our news channel daily to ensure you always get the latest and most important music news.
Pete Quaife dies
Posted on 25 Jun 2010 16:30 to category : Music News
Original Kinks bassist Pete Quaife has died.
The musician passed away aged 66 yesterday (24.06.10), as yet the exact cause of death is unknown, but he had been undergoing kidney dialysis since 1998 after being diagnosed with renal failure.
Quaife - who formed the seminal rock band with brothers Ray and Dave Davies and Mick Avory in 1964 - played on all of the early Kinks classics, including `You Really Got Me' and `Waterloo Sunset'.
After leaving briefly to recover from a car accident in 1966, Quaife quit the band for good in 1969 due to constant infighting.
He formed the country rock band Maple Oak later that year, but left in 1970 when the group failed to match the success of The Kinks and he then mainly retired from music.
In the 1980s Quaife moved to Canada and began working as a graphic artist. After being diagnosed with renal failure he began documenting his dialysis experience in a series of cartoons.
The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential bands of the 60s. Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, British music hall, folk and country.
Quaife last played with The Kinks at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Related Music News ▼
Inside Out Festival on Saturday 2nd June 2012 features Red Dwarf star Craig Charles headlining, alongside bands such as Young Knives and Haggis Horns. More »
Music fans may want to switch over to Radio 4 at certain times over the coming months to catch a new programme on so-called "New Elizabethans," set to feature profiles of Beatles Paul McCartney and John Lennon, pop star David Bowie and The X Factor's Simon Cowell, among others. More »
The BBC has heralded a forthcoming music instrument extravaganza, which will take place in Stirling, Scotland, this June. More »
Ex-Neighbours and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star Jason Donovan has picked up a new TV credit. More »
Many Blur fans are sure to be hoping that they will be one of the people to grab a slice of guitar action this morning, as at 9am tickets for four of the band's forthcoming shows were released for sale. More »
Star presenting next series of music show The X Factor. More »
Recent Music News ▼
Get well soon is sure to be the message many music instrument players will want to send one of the most famous piano players in the world, Elton John. More »
It seems to be a match made in musical heaven: they've both parts of funky young pop groups, they're both ex-X Factor contestants and they're both in love with each other! More »
A singer by the name of Phillip Phillips has won US talent programme American Idol. More »
One perhaps wouldn't associate One Direction's often younger fan base with having enough money to stay in the sorts of lodgings that the Gotta Be You boys presumably favour when they're out on the road. More »
Many music instrument players may well have first been inspired to try the piano, guitar - or whatever their instrument of choice may be - by watching BBC favourite Top of the Pops. More »
Ireland's Eurovision entry, famed X Factor contestants Jedward, have managed to progress past the semi-finals stage of the international competition. More »
Related Products
The sounds that create legends. Since its introduction in 1960, the Fender Jazz bass guitar has been relied on by professional bass players of all ... More »
The Ibanez GSR180 4-string Soundgear bass features a thinner neck with thinner nut than traditional bass instruments and lightweight, balanced, com... More »
This seriously impressive bass pack features our superb Electric G-4 Bass Guitar in Black, complete with a 150W RedSub BP150 Bass Amp plus accessor... More »
11213 products currently online
From 370 manufacturers
Gear4music.com is a trading name of Red Submarine Limited.
UK company number 3113256. © 1999 - 2012