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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Tony McPhee, singer and guitarist for rock band the Groundhogs, dies aged 79

Tony McPhee performing in 1972.
Tony McPhee performing in 1972. Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images

Tony McPhee, the singer and guitarist who led British blues and rock group the Groundhogs across six decades, has died aged 79.

A message was posted on the group’s Facebook page confirming that he died “peacefully at home” on 6 June from complications after a fall last year. He had also suffered a series of strokes in later life.

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