The Pop Group guitarist John Waddington has died aged 63, the band have introduced.
Taking to their official Twitter account, the band revealed that Waddington died on Tuesday (June 20), with no explanation for dying but revealed.
They wrote: “John Waddington – former guitarist and founding member of The Pop Group – has handed away. An influential musician, and an integral member of the group, John contributed to a few of the band’s most iconic recordings.
“John performed on ‘Y’ and ‘For How A lot Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Homicide?’, the primary two albums by The Pop Group, and later joined Most Pleasure for his or her debut album ‘Station MXJY’.”
The assertion added: “John continued to make memorable appearances on information by Judy Nylon and by On-U Sound affiliated initiatives together with New Age Steppers and African Head Cost.
“His vitality and friendship will likely be sorely missed, and his unforgettable musicianship will at all times be remembered.”
JOHN WADDINGTON – 01/01/1960 – 20/06/2023
John Waddington – former guitarist and founding member of The Pop Group – has handed away. An influential musician, and an integral member of the group, John contributed to a few of the band’s most iconic recordings. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/W1KT1h5KFQ
— The Pop Group (@ThePopGroup) June 21, 2023
John continued to make memorable appearances on information by Judy Nylon and by On-U Sound affiliated initiatives together with New Age Steppers and African Head Cost.
His vitality and friendship will likely be sorely missed, and his unforgettable musicianship will at all times be remembered. (3/3) pic.twitter.com/MZwAHqClhZ
— The Pop Group (@ThePopGroup) June 21, 2023
Waddington based The Pop Group in Bristol in 1977 alongside the late Mark Stewart, with Gareth Sager, Simon Underwood and Bruce Smith. The politically oriented band blended post-punk with dub and reggae and launched two albums, 1979’s ‘Y’ and 1980’s ‘For How A lot Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Homicide?’. The group disbanded in 1980 with a ultimate efficiency at rally for the Marketing campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).
Again in April, the band’s frontman Stewart handed away aged 62. The band wrote on the time: “Mark is in Communion with Love. As Sufis say; there is no such thing as a such factor as dying, nobody goes to die, however since dying is so beneficial, it has been hidden within the secure of fears.”
In tribute to Stewart, Nick Cave known as him “a fearsome vocalist and unbelievably thrilling frontman to whom I’m deeply indebted.”
