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Iconic ’80s band member dies just days after wedding

NeonNovember 12, 2024

Iconic ’80s band member dies just days after wedding

Iconic ’80s band member dies just days after wedding

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Iconic ’80s band member dies just days after wedding

By Georgie Kearney

British singer and keyboardist Andy Leek died at the age of 66 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

The former member of the Dexys Midnight Runners band, known for their hit Come On Eileen, died Nov. 3 while in a nursing home, his wife, Deborah Smith Lawrence, said.

The couple, who have been together for 35 years, had planned to get married at Christmas, but due to Leek’s health condition, they postponed the wedding and got married on October 30.

He died just four days later.

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