The guitarist, who was part of the group's original line-up, wrote the first UK punk single New Rose and helped the band create their debut album, 's Damned Damned Damned. A spokesperson for record label Easy Action said: "I can confirm that Brian passed away peacefully yesterday with his family present. James' fellow band member, bassist Raymond "Captain Sensible" Burns, said in an Instagram post: "The riffmeister, Brian has gone - that final act that happens to us all, for most is a sad and miserable affair but while it's truly awful our mate has been taken I prefer to celebrate the life He added: "And looking back I have to say what an absolute gent Brian was A statement on James' Facebook page said he was "one of the true pioneers of music, guitarist, songwriter, and true gentleman" and a musician who was "incessantly creative and a musical tour de force" over his long career.
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In he and The Damned lead singer Dave Vanian, drummer Christopher "Rat Scabies" Millar and Burns announced the band would reform more than four decades after it began in The band's set in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday would be dedicated to James, he added, "without whom The Damned would never ever have happened". It was the first hit for a band containing a number of Liverpool-born musicians. The Chase confused viewers with a question that also had host Bradley Walsh befuddled.
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