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Artist News: Pip Pyle Passes Away

Posted on Tuesday, August 29 @ 03:51:16 UTC by nightowl

It has come to our attention that legendary drummer Pip Pyle (Hatfield and the North, National Health, Gong, Absolute Zero) has passed away at the age of 56. According to Calyx website, he died this morning in Paris shortly after returning to France on the heels of a tour with the reformed Hatfield and the North, that included a performance at the Progressive Legends Showcase II in June and BajaProg in March.

Read the Calyx website for a bio of Pip, and you can read reports of BajaProg and the Progressive Legends Showcase at the following links:

www.progressiveworld.net/nearfest2006report.html

www.progressiveworld.net/bajaprog10artc.html

Posted in Band News (tours, comings/goings, etc)