David Longdon, the Nottingham-born frontman of prog rock band Big Big Train, died after falling down the stairs at home, an inquest was told. Mr Longdon, who lived in Kimberley, died in hospital at the age of 56 on November 20 after the incident.
An inquest into his death was held at the Nottingham Council House on July 21. Fiona Gingell, assistant coroner for Nottinghamshire, concluded that the singer died as a result of an accident.
According to the coroner's report, Mr Longdon suffered an unwitnessed fall down the stairs at home on November 19. He sustained "traumatic and un-survivable head injuries", she wrote in the report.