Original Kinks Bassist Pete Quaife Has Died
PETE QUAIFE, who was THE KINKS’ original bassist, passed away on Wednesday. He was 66.
No official cause of death has been announced, but he’d been undergoing kidney dialysis for the past decade. He was diagnosed with renal failure in 1998.
Pete was a founding member of the Kinks in 1963. He was replaced by JOHN DALTON in 1966, when he briefly resigned after being injured in a car crash. He rejoined the band soon after, but left for good in 1969.
(Again, he was replaced by Dalton, who remained with the Kinks until 1976. Pete last played with the Kinks at their induction into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990.)
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June 25th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
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July 17th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
The kinks were one of the most underated rock bands of the 1960′s and 1970′s. He played on some great tracks with the Davies and he will be sorely missed.