Bronski Beat keyboardist Larry Steinbachek dies at 56

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Larry Steinbachek, former keyboardist with 1980s synthpop group Bronski Beat, has died at the age of 56.

Steinbachek formed the group with Jimmy Somerville and Steve Bronski in 1983 and they had chart success with songs including Smalltown Boy and Why?.

Their cover of Donna Summer's I Feel Love with Marc Almond was also a hit.

Steinbachek's sister Louise Jones told BBC News he died last month after a short battle with cancer, with his family and friends at his bedside.

The electronic trio were also known for raising awareness about gay rights.

To those of us who enjoyed a lot of the 80's, this band may certainly have figured for a time.

56 - no age at all.

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BazMember VIP10 years

I've heard of them , but dont know their music ....no age at all though RIP angel

1/17/177:59 AM

Enthusiastic ContrafibularitiesMember 10 years

1/17/178:07 AM

Enthusiastic ContrafibularitiesMember 10 years

1/17/178:08 AM

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Awww. So sad and only the same age as me too

1/17/1712:08 PM

Eugene's LairMember 10 years

Yeah: saw this last week. Like many here, Bronski Beat were a huge part of the 80s for me. Funnily enough I was thinking about them recently because BBC2 showed the film "Pride" over Christmas, and the centrepiece of that film was a reconstruction of the "Pits and Perverts" benefit gig for the striking miners that Bronski Beat headlined in 1984.

It's very sad news, and as others have said, 56 is nothing...

1/17/174:15 PM

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