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Former Free and Faces bassist Tetsu Yamauchi dead at 79

Tetsu Yamauchi onstage with the Faces in 1973.

Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist with Free and the Faces, has died at the age of 79. The news was confirmed in a statement released on social media by his family.

"To all of you who have always supported us," read the statement. "On December 4, Reiwa 7 [The year 2025 in the Japanese calendar], Tetsu Yamauchi passed away peacefully, surrounded by family.

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