Pete Haycock Passes

Pete Haycock

Condolences to the family and friends of CLIMAX BLUES BAND founding member PETE HAYCOCK, who passed away last week.

Bandmate ROBIN GEORGE posted on his website, "PETE’s wife, ALEX, called me THURSDAY morning with the devastating news that legendary Blues guitar player and my closest friend PETE HAYCOCK passed away on WEDNESDAY night. PETE was most famous for his time in THE CLIMAX BLUES BAND; especially for his self-penned massive worldwide hit ‘Couldn’t Get it Right’.

"We had just finished our new album, and were looking forward to touring together with our superb band who have been working with us for the last 5 years, firstly on The ‘LovePower and Peace’ sharing project, closely followed by ‘Broke Heart Blues’ which PETE envisaged as the new true CLIMAX BLUES BAND recordings.

"ALEX has asked me to make sure this album is released in PETE’s memory. PETE was ready to reclaim his legacy with this fantastic work; new ground for both Pete and me. He was playing and singing as well as always, as recently as last week.

‘Broke Heart Blues’ is a heart-breaking title for me now, but PETE’s countless fans deserve to hear his last fabulous performances (edits can be heard on www.robingeorge.co.uk). Professional to the end, PETE stayed with us long enough to finish the album. I listened to ‘Broke Heart Blues’ last night and the words he sang from the heart and his stunning guitar work overwhelmed me.

This album will be dedicated to my co-writer and producer PETE HAYCOCK, and hopefully will help his name live on. If he wasn’t the best Blues guitar player in the world, he was definitely in the top one!"

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