Renowned Canadian keyboardist Michael Fonfara dies in Toronto after battling cancer
TORONTO - Internationally renowned Canadian keyboard player Michael Fonfara died in a Toronto hospital on Friday. He was 74.
He was not on the list.
Michael Fonfara, the keyboardist best known for his tenure alongside Lou Reed, has died at the age of 74.
The Canadian musician passed away in a Toronto hospital on Jan. 8, the tragic culmination of a two-year battle with cancer. The keyboardist’s death was confirmed by his publicist.
Between 1974 and 1980, Fonfara played on a total of six Lou Reed albums: Sally Can’t Dance, Rock and Roll Heart, Coney Island Baby, Street Hassle, The Bells and Growing Up in Public. His involvement increased on the latter two releases, as he executive produced The Bells and co-wrote and co-produced Growing Up in Public.
Beyond working together, Fonfara and Reed were also close friends. "Lou and I used to do quite a bit of hanging for a while. I lived about two blocks away from Lou on the Lower West Side," the keyboardist recalled during a conversation with author Damien Love. "He’d call me up at three in the morning, 'Michael, get over here…' And I’d go over, and it would turn out all he wanted to do was have a glass of Scotch and listen to some music and sit and blather for a while."
No comments:
Post a Comment