Tracy Pew
Australian musician (1957–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tracy Franklin Pew (19 December 1957 – 7 November 1986) was an Australian musician, and bassist for The Birthday Party. He was later a member of The Saints, and worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
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Birth name | Tracy Franklin Pew |
Born | (1957-12-19)19 December 1957 Australia |
Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 7 November 1986(1986-11-07) (aged 28) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Rock and roll, post-punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass, double bass, wind, clarinet |
Years active | 1975–1986 |
Labels | Mushroom, Missing Link |
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As a member of the Birthday Party, Pew became associated with their "prodigious consumption of drugs and alcohol". In 1982, he was imprisoned for ten weeks in HM Prison Won Wron on charges relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. He died on 7 November 1986 of a brain haemorrhage, after sustaining head injuries during an epileptic seizure; he was aged 28.