Person · Open Library
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- 1
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- Inside the Smiths (Pal/Region 2)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1964-01-17
- Active to
- 2023-05-19
rock
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Andy Rourke (born Andrew Michael Rourke in Manchester on 17 January 1964; died 19 May 2023) was an English musician remembered as the bassist of The Smiths and for his melodic approach to bass playing. He later co-founded Freebass and subsequently D.A.R.K.. Leaving school when he was 15, Rourke passed through a series of menial jobs and played guitar and bass in various rock bands, as well as in the short-lived funk band Freak Party, with his schoolfriend Johnny Marr. <a href="https://www.las
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- andyrourke.com/biography
- Image
- Andy Rourke.jpg
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- member of
- The Smiths
- date of birth
- 1964-01-17
- social media followers
- 18466
- date of death
- 2023-05-19
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- Commons category
- Andy Rourke
- manner of death
- natural causes
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