Remembering Andy Rourke: The Smiths Bassist Dies at 59.
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Andy Rourke, the bass player for The Smiths, was as gifted a musician as Johnny Marr was a guitarist. He developed a complex but fluid style of playing to compensate for the band only having one guitarist. Rourke's playing provided ample evidence of the breadth of music influences that were funnelled into The Smiths' sound. After the band split, Rourke continued playing with Morrissey and established new bands. The Smiths also wouldn't have been the same without Rourke.
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