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Lou Reed’s ’70s keyboardist Michael Fonfara dies at 74 – 9TheFIX
After long health battle
Michael Fonfara, the Canadian keyboardist best known for performing in Lou Reed’s backing band during the ’70s, has died aged 74.
First reported by CBC News, Fonfara died January 8 in a Toronto hospital following a two-year battle with cancer, as mentioned in a statement from publicist Eric Alper.
Michael Fonfara has died aged 74 after a two-year battle with cancer. (Yannick Beauvalet)
Fonfara played on nine of Lou Reed’s albums between 1974 and 2005, including Sally Can’t Dance, Rock and Roll Heart,…
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