The death of Bill FayBritish singer, pianist and composer who began his career in the late sixties and returned to the present after being claimed by great current artists.
In 201o, Bill Fay published “Still sum light”a compilation of its material from the seventies, which gave rise to that, after having been claimed by artists such as Wilco, The War On Drugs, Pavement, Marc Almond or Current 93allowed a new generation of followers to add to their fans list. From there, the Dead Oceans record label began publishing its new material, “Life is People” (12), “Who is the Sender?” (15) and “Countless Branches” (20), works that joined their referentials “Bill Fay” (70) and “Time of the last persecution” (71).
The news of his death has been announced through Dead Oceans networks, who announced “with great sadness that Bill Fay has left us, dying quietly this morning in London to eighty -one years of age. Bill was a kind person and a whole Gentleman. He was a reserved person with the greatest of hearts and who wrote immensely exciting songs that will continue to reach people in the coming years. Now we will remember his legacy as the ‘man sitting on the piano in the corner of the room, the man who quietly wrote songs that have excited people and connected with many people around the world. “
