Martin Duffy known for playing keyboards for Primal Scream and Felt has died aged 55.

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The news was confirmed by his former Charlatans bandmate Tim Burgess.

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He joined the indie band Felt in 1985.

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Duffy’s sound became central to the band in the mid-80s.

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The second side of their 1988 album The Pictorial Jackson Review features two Duffy instrumentals.

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Duffy remained a member of the band until their split in 1989.

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In the interim, Duffy had played on Primal Scream’s first two albums.

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Mojo’s Tim Tooher described Duffy as “probably the purest musician in the band."

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In 1993, Duffy was the victim of a near-fatal stabbing in New York City.

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Duffy also performed on frontman Bobby Gillespie’s 2021 album Utopian Ashes.

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