Biz Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 PAUL FOX OF THE RUTS DIES AGED 56Legendary guitarist, Paul Fox, died at home in Uxbridge on Sunday.Over the years Paul has performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest musicians but he will mainly be remembered for his revolutionary punk/dub reggae fusion guitar playing with influential punk band The Ruts.Paul had been in semi retirement for several years but went back out on the road again in 2006 playing the Ruts music with Foxys Ruts which featured his son Lawrence Fox on drums. The band were well received, both in the UK and Europe.Following his diagnosis with cancer at the end of May 2007 a benefit gig was organised featuring many of the musicians that Paul had worked with or alongside over the years. There was no doubt about the high esteem in which Paul was held by his fellow musicians as the line up read like a whos who of the UK punk scene with performances by The Damned, Misty in Roots, the UK Subs, Tom Robinson, John Otway, Splodge, TV Smith and many more.For the first time in 27 years the surviving members of the Ruts took to the stage together with Henry Rollins standing in for the late Malcolm Owen who died of a drugs overdose in 1980.The night was a fitting tribute to one of our much under rated and unsung guitar heros.Paul leaves behind his sons Lawrence and William and his wife, Sharon.He will be dearly missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get lost Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 PAUL FOX OF THE RUTS DIES AGED 56Legendary guitarist, Paul Fox, died at home in Uxbridge on Sunday.Over the years Paul has performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest musicians but he will mainly be remembered for his revolutionary punk/dub reggae fusion guitar playing with influential punk band The Ruts.Paul had been in semi retirement for several years but went back out on the road again in 2006 playing the Ruts music with Foxys Ruts which featured his son Lawrence Fox on drums. The band were well received, both in the UK and Europe.Following his diagnosis with cancer at the end of May 2007 a benefit gig was organised featuring many of the musicians that Paul had worked with or alongside over the years. There was no doubt about the high esteem in which Paul was held by his fellow musicians as the line up read like a whos who of the UK punk scene with performances by The Damned, Misty in Roots, the UK Subs, Tom Robinson, John Otway, Splodge, TV Smith and many more.For the first time in 27 years the surviving members of the Ruts took to the stage together with Henry Rollins standing in for the late Malcolm Owen who died of a drugs overdose in 1980.The night was a fitting tribute to one of our much under rated and unsung guitar heros.Paul leaves behind his sons Lawrence and William and his wife, Sharon.He will be dearly missedNow jammin with his old buddy Malcolm Owen in the sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decontrol Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 And Paul Raven the bass player for ministry and killing joke died at the weekend from a heart attack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Shame.The Ruts were easily the best band to come out of the late 70's post-punk era and I'd encourage anyone who isn't familiar with their work to have a listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Insurrection Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Very sad. The Ruts still stand as one of the finest ever bands to grace a stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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