C101 ROCK REPORT STONE ROSES BASSIST PASSES

Gary Mani Mounfield, bassist for The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died at age 63. His brother Greg announced the sad news on Facebook, saying Gary has been reunited with his wife Imelda, who died from cancer in 2023. 

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iHeartRadio Rock Report.

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Gary Manny Mounfield, basis of for The Stone Roses and
Primal Scream, has died at the age of sixty three.

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His brother Greg announced the sad news on Facebook.

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Sam Gary has been reunited with his wife, Emelda, who
died from cancer in twenty twenty three.

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The cause of death was not announced, but.

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Reports say he collapsed after a seizure at his home.
Many joined The Stone Roses in nineteen eighty seven and
played on their two albums before the band broke up
in nineteen ninety six. He then joined Primal Scream from
nineteen ninety six to twenty eleven, before reuniting with The
Stone Roses from twenty eleven to twenty seventeen. Tributes support
in for musicians across Britain, including Oasis singer Liam Gallagher,
who said he was totally in shock and devastated just

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weeks ago. Many just announced a speaking tour planned for
twenty twenty six and twenty twenty seven. He leaves behind
Twin Suns.

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