Craig Gannon
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 58 |
| Date of birth | July 30,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Manchester |
| United Kingdom | |
| Record labels | KPM |
| Craig Gannon | |
| Music groups | The Smiths |
| Aztec Camera | |
| The Bluebells | |
| The Adult Net | |
| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| Indie Pop | |
| Indie Rock | |
| Soundtracks | |
| Job | Guitarist |
| Film Score Composer | |
| Groups | The Smiths |
| Aztec Camera | |
| The Bluebells | |
| The Adult Net | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 550829 |
Craig Gannon Life story
Craig Gannon is an English guitar player, best known as the second guitarist in the Smiths. He is now a composer for film and television.
Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter
Andy Rourke, the bassist for Rock Band The Smiths , has died aged 59, The Band has announced.
Guitarist Johnny Marr confirmed " with deep sadness" that Rourke died after a long battle with pancreatic Cancer .
Marr said: " Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those Who Knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.
" We request privacy at this sad time, " he added.
Rourke played on The Smiths ' most famous songs including This Charming Man and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, as well as solo singles for singer Morrissey after The Group broke up.
The musician also played as part of a supergroup called Freebass with two other Mancunian bass players, Gary " Mani" Mounfield from The Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order .
Across his decades-long career, Rourke recorded with The Pretenders , Killing Joke , Badly Drawn Boy, Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of The Stone Roses), and former Oasis guitarist Bonehead as Moondog One, A Band which also included Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon .
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