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Wilko Johnson: Dr Feelgood guitarist and punk legend dies age 75

Wilko Johnson

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Punk pioneer Wilko Johnson, the legendary original guitarist for Dr Feelgood, died at home on Monday, his management has said. He was 75.

Having been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer, in 2013, he was given nine to ten months to live but elected not to receive chemotherapy. He released the album Not Going Home with The Who singer Roger Daltery in 2014 as a billed last hurrah.

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