R.I.P. Fast Eddie Clarke (Mötorhead)

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The last surviving member of Mötorhead’s classic line-up Eddie Clarke has died at the age of 67. Clarke, who went by Fast Eddie, along with Lemmy and Philthy Animal was the main lineup from 1976 to 1982. They trio produced some of the band’s biggest hits, including the chart-topping hit album Iron Fist and longtime hit song ‘Ace of Spades’ (the title track from Ace of Spades).

After leaving Mötorhead, Clarke went on to forming Fastway with UFO’s bassist Peter Way.

The official Mötorhead Facebook page announced that the guitarist died in hospital after being admitted with pneumonia:

“We are devastated to pass on the news we only just heard ourselves earlier tonight...Edward Allan Clarke - or as we all know and love him Fast Eddie Clarke - passed away peacefully yesterday. Ted Carroll (who formed Chiswick Records) made the sad announcement via his FB page, having heard from Doug Smith that Fast Eddie passed peacefully in hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia...

Phil Campbell said, "JUST HEARD THE SAD NEWS THAT FAST EDDIE CLARKE HAS PASSED AWAY. SUCH A SHOCK, HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS ICONIC RIFFS AND WAS A TRUE ROCK N ROLLER. RIP EDDIE."

Mikkey Dee said, "“OH MY FUCKING GOD, THIS IS TERRIBLE NEWS, THE LAST OF THE THREE AMIGOS. I SAW EDDIE NOT TOO LONG AGO AND HE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. SO THIS IS A COMPLETE SHOCK. ME AND EDDIE ALWAYS HIT IT OFF GREAT. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM IN THE UK THIS SUMMER WHEN WE COME AROUND WITH THE SCORPS…NOW LEM AND PHILTHY CAN JAM WITH EDDIE AGAIN, AND IF YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY I’M SURE YOU’LL HEAR THEM, SO WATCH OUT!!! MY THOUGHTS GO OUT TO EDDIE’S FAMILY AND CLOSE ONES."

Fast Eddie...keep roaring, rockin' and rollin' up there as goddamit man, your Motörfamily would expect nothing less!!!

RIP FAST EDDIE CLARKE 5th October 1950 - 10th January 2018

Below are more deaths for the month of January - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2018.

January (28)

[11 Jan 2018] Pierre Pincemaille (French organist), 61

[10 Jan 2018] "Fast" Eddie Clarke ( British guitarist for Motörhead and Fastway), 67, pneumonia

[09 Jan 2018] Alexander Vedernikov (Russian singer and teacher, Bolshoi Theatre soloist, People's Artist of the USSR for 1976), 90

[08 Jan 2018] Denise LaSalle (American blues singer), 78

[08 Jan 2018] Vojtěch Lindaur (Czech radio host for Radio Beat and record producer), 60

[08 Jan 2018] Moriss Taylor (American country and western music entertainer for The Moriss Taylor Show), 93

[07 Jan 2018] France Gall (French singer, Eurovision 1965 winner), 70, cancer

[06 Jan 2018] Walther Dürr (German musicologist), 85

[06 Jan 2018] Chris Tsangarides (British music producer for Black Sabbath, Judas Priest), 61, pneumonia and heart failure

[05 Jan 2018] Jerry Van Dyke (American actor and singer), 86

[05 Jan 2018] Yon Koeswoyo (Indonesian singer), 77

[05 Jan 2018] Mikio Fujioka (Japanese guitarist for Babymetal), 36, complications from a fall

[04 Jan 2018] Ray Thomas (English singer-songwriter for The Moody Blues), 76, prostate cancer

[04 Jan 2018] John Braun (American radio DJ for WBZI), 68

[04 Jan 2018] Rayya Elias (Syrian-born American author and musician), 57, pancreatic cancer

[03 Jan 2018] Lara Kruger (South African disc jockey for Motsweding FM), 30

[03 Jan 2018] Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva (Soviet opera singer and music educator), 87

[03 Jan 2018] Colin Brumby (Australian composer and conductor), 84

[02 Jan 2018] Rick Hall (American record producer, songwriter and recording studio owner of FAME Studios, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music"), 85

[02 Jan 2018] Radha Viswanathan (Indian vocalist), 83, pneumonia

[02 Jan 2018] Tony Calder ( English music promoter and executive for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones), 74

[01 Jan 2018] Vidwan Mahadevappa (Indian violinist, professor at the Fine Arts College of University of Mysore), 87

[01 Jan 2018] Teddy Edelmann (Danish singer), 76

[01 Jan 2018] Robert Mann (American violinist and composer, founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet), 97

[01 Jan 2018] Konrad Ragossnig (Austrian classical guitarist), 85

[01 Jan 2018] Peter Evans (British musicologist), 88

[01 Jan 2018] Jon Paul Steuer (American actor and musician), 33

[01 Jan 2018] Betty Willis (American soul singer), 76, strangled

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