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Garry Roberts
Irish guitarist and sound engineer (1950–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For those of a similar name, see Gary Roberts (disambiguation).
Garrick Roberts (16 June 1950 – 9 November 2022) was an Irish musician best known as the lead guitarist with The Boomtown Rats, a band which came into being in 1976.[1] He and Johnnie Fingers (Moylett) had decided to put a band together and, between them, they recruited the other four members, Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (guitar), Simon Crowe (drums), and singer Bob Geldof.
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Garry Roberts | |
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![]() Roberts performing with The Boomtown Rats in 2017. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Garrick Roberts |
Born | (1950-06-16)16 June 1950[1] Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Died | 9 November 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 72) |
Genres | Rock |
Instrument | Guitar |
Formerly of | The Boomtown Rats |
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