Duffy joined the Indie rock band Felt as keyboard player in 1985.[4] Felt frontman Lawrence later recalled "I put up notices in Virgin in Birmingham advertising for a guitarist saying 'Do You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star?' I'd put two up when this guy came up to me and said, 'I know this keyboard player. He's 16. He's just left school."[5][4]
Duffy played keyboards on Primal Scream's first two albums, and joined the band permanently after Felt disbanded at the end of 1989.[4]
Duffy also played with The Charlatans following the death of founding member Rob Collins, appearing with the group at Knebworth supporting Oasis in 1996 after learning all the group's songs in three weeks[6] and contributing keyboard parts to the band's fifth album Tellin' Stories.[4]
Duffy died on 18 December 2022, at age 55.[4][10] The cause of death was given as a brain injury suffered after a fall at home in Brighton.[11]
Primal Scream released a statement that included "We're all so sad ... Martin was the most musically talented of all of us. (He) could play piano to the level where he was feted not just by his peers in British music, but old school master American musicians such as James Luther Dickinson, Roger Hawkins, David Hood (and) producer Tom Dowd".[10] Charlatans singer Burgess said "(he) stepped in to save the Charlatans when we lost Rob – he played with us at Knebworth and was a true friend. He toured with me in my solo band too – he was a pleasure to spend time with".[4]
In June 2023, a statement made by Duffy's son Louie at his father's inquest started to circulate. Louie claimed his dad had died in debt, saying Primal Scream only paid Duffy as if he was a session musician and treated him to 'tough love' over his alcoholism. This included the claim that he had not received money from the band after they sold their back catalogue in 2022. Duffy had played on all 11 albums and had songwriting credits on two of them.[12][13]
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^McFadden, Lee. . Perfect Sound Forever. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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This article is about the English musician For other people with the same name see Martin Duffy disambiguation Martin Bernard Duffy 18 May 1967 18 December 2022 was an English musician who played keyboards with Felt and Primal Scream 2 Martin DuffyBirth nameMartin Bernard Duffy 1 Born 1967 05 18 18 May 1967Birmingham EnglandDied18 December 2022 2022 12 18 aged 55 Brighton EnglandGenresAlternative rock Indie rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Keyboards guitar drum machine samples turntablesYears active1985 2022LabelsO Genesis Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and death 3 References 4 External linksCareer editDuffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city attending St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King s Norton and growing up listening to Punk rock as well as two tone The Beatles and Led Zeppelin 3 Duffy joined the Indie rock band Felt as keyboard player in 1985 4 Felt frontman Lawrence later recalled I put up notices in Virgin in Birmingham advertising for a guitarist saying Do You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star I d put two up when this guy came up to me and said I know this keyboard player He s 16 He s just left school 5 4 Duffy played keyboards on Primal Scream s first two albums and joined the band permanently after Felt disbanded at the end of 1989 4 Duffy also played with The Charlatans following the death of founding member Rob Collins appearing with the group at Knebworth supporting Oasis in 1996 after learning all the group s songs in three weeks 6 and contributing keyboard parts to the band s fifth album Tellin Stories 4 In 1997 Duffy played organ on Dr John s Anutha Zone album 7 In 2004 he was a member of rock supergroup The Chavs with Tim Burgess and Carl Barat of The Libertines 8 He also contributed to recordings by Heidi Berry Beth Orton Paul Weller Shack and the Chemical Brothers and released a solo album Assorted Promenades in 2014 4 His soundtrack work included the films The Laughing King 2016 and Wild Rose 2017 6 In 2017 he teamed up with Steve Mason of The Beta Band to form the group Alien Stadium 9 Personal life and death editDuffy died on 18 December 2022 at age 55 4 10 The cause of death was given as a brain injury suffered after a fall at home in Brighton 11 Primal Scream released a statement that included We re all so sad Martin was the most musically talented of all of us He could play piano to the level where he was feted not just by his peers in British music but old school master American musicians such as James Luther Dickinson Roger Hawkins David Hood and producer Tom Dowd 10 Charlatans singer Burgess said he stepped in to save the Charlatans when we lost Rob he played with us at Knebworth and was a true friend He toured with me in my solo band too he was a pleasure to spend time with 4 In June 2023 a statement made by Duffy s son Louie at his father s inquest started to circulate Louie claimed his dad had died in debt saying Primal Scream only paid Duffy as if he was a session musician and treated him to tough love over his alcoholism This included the claim that he had not received money from the band after they sold their back catalogue in 2022 Duffy had played on all 11 albums and had songwriting credits on two of them 12 13 References edit BMI Repertoire Search Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 Collins Abbie 12 January 2004 Primal Scream Interview BBC Archived from the original on 2 June 2009 Thandi Gurdip 16 January 2004 A mixed reaction Evening Mail Birmingham Post amp Mail Retrieved 31 October 2010 dead link a b c d e f g Snapes Laura 20 December 2022 Martin Duffy Primal Scream and Felt keyboardist dies aged 55 The Guardian Retrieved 20 December 2022 McFadden Lee Felt Perfect Sound Forever Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2011 a b Monroe Jazz 20 December 2022 Martin Duffy Felt and Primal Scream Keyboardist Dies at 55 Pitchfork Retrieved 20 December 2022 Anutha Zone Dr John Credits AllMusic retrieved 24 June 2023 Chav Central NME 14 December 2004 Retrieved 20 December 2022 Steve Mason And Martin Duffy Team Up As Alien Stadium Ransom Note 20 August 2021 a b Primal Scream statement Instagram Retrieved 20 December 2022 Martin Duffy Primal Scream and Charlatans keyboardist dies at 55 BBC News 20 December 2022 Retrieved 20 December 2022 Harrison Scoop 8 June 2023 Primal Scream s Martin Duffy Was Left in Financial Ruin by Bandmates Son Alleges Consequence of Sound Retrieved 8 June 2023 Heren Kit 8 June 2023 Primal Scream s Martin Duffy died penniless and abandoned by bandmates son claims LBC Retrieved 8 June 2023 External links editMartin Duffy discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Duffy amp oldid 1211098930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
