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RIP
Richard Swift, bassist with the Black Keys, has died
Swift (41) had been suffering from an undisclosed condition.
MUSICIAN, SINGER-SONGWRITER and producer Richard Swift, who was in bands such as The Shins, The Arcs and The Black Keys, has died.
He was 41.
A representative for Swift said he died this morning in Tacoma, Washington.
A GoFundMe account for Swift set up earlier in June said he was hospitalised due to a serious medical condition.
The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney said in a post on their Facebook page that Swift was “one of the most talented musicians we have ever worked with”.
Swift had released his own albums, but was also a valued studio producer and musician for many rock bands.
He is credited on albums by The Pretenders, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and Ray LaMontagne.
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