{"id":4827,"date":"2014-12-04T06:24:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T06:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/12\/04\/rolling-stones-saxophonist-bobby-keys-passed-away\/"},"modified":"2014-12-04T06:24:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T06:24:06","slug":"rolling-stones-saxophonist-bobby-keys-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2014\/12\/04\/rolling-stones-saxophonist-bobby-keys-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"


Bobby Keys, who played saxophone with the Rolling Stones among others, has died aged 70. The musician had been a fixture on the rock\u2019n\u2019roll scene since the age of 15, playing with the likes of Buddy Holly, John Lennon and Eric Clapton over the course of his career. His most famous work was for the Stones with whom his distinctive sax playing helped propel classic tracks such as Brown Sugar, along with much of their most acclaimed album Exile On Main Street. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys,\u201d the band said in a statement. \u201cBobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960\u2019s. He will be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keith Richards said: \u201cI have lost the largest pal in the world and I can\u2019t express the sense of sadness I feel although Bobby would tell me to cheer up. My condolences to all that knew him and his love of music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keys was born on the same day as Richards, and the pair struck up a lifelong friendship, with Richards giving over pages of his autobiography Life for Keys to tell the band\u2019s story from his perspective. In that book, he describes the saxophonist as \u201cmy closest pal. A soul of rock and roll, a solid man, also a depraved maniac.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keys played during the band\u2019s Glastonbury headline slot in 2013, although in October he was forced to pull out of dates in New Zealand and Australia citing poor health.<\/p>\n

Even after such a lengthy career, Keys\u2019s love of rock\u2019n\u2019roll remained undimmed. In an interview with The West Australian<\/span>, shortly before pulling out of the tour, he said: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how many times I\u2019ve played Brown Sugar, I never get tired of playing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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