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EMF founding keyboardist Derran Brownson dies aged 55
Derran ‘Derry’ Brownson, founding member and keyboardist of British rock band EMF, died on August 13 aged 55, the band said in a statement shared with the BBC. The Times of India…
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Derran ‘Derry’ Brownson, founding member and keyboardist of British rock band EMF, died on August 13 aged 55, the band said in a statement shared with the BBC. The Times of India reports that he had been battling a brain tumour, which he disclosed publicly last year. EMF remembered Brownson as “beautiful inside and out”.
Brownson helped form EMF in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, in the 1990s. The band’s debut single, Unbelievable, topped several charts and became one of its biggest-selling releases. He appeared on all five of EMF’s full-length studio albums. Fellow musicians, fans and bandmate Ian Dench paid tribute, while EMF said Brownson had performed with them a few months before his death.
The Indian Opinion
Tributes often turn a musician’s death into a neat story about a single hit, but Brownson’s contribution was broader than Unbelievable. Claims about his place in rock history should rest on EMF’s full body of work, not online nostalgia alone. The clearest measure will be whether listeners return to all five albums, rather than just one chart-topping song.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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