Andrew James Dalrymple Gill (1 January 1956 – 1 February 2020) was an English musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the rock band

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, which he co-founded in 1976. Gill was known for his angular, jagged style of guitar on albums such as '' Entertainment!'' (1979) and '' Solid Gold'' (1981) and hit singles such as "At Home He's a Tourist", " Damaged Goods", "Anthrax", "What We All Want" and "I Love a Man in a Uniform". In addition to his work with Gang of Four, Gill was also a record producer, and produced or co-produced all of the band's albums. He also produced albums for artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Jesus Lizard, the Stranglers, the Futureheads, Michael Hutchence,

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, Polysics, Fight Like Apes, Therapy? and the Young Knives. Gill was noted for a distinctive

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style and sound, emphasizing a

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likened by one critic to "metal splintering." He favoured tight linkage with drums and bass, and unlike many guitarists shunned the "warmer" sound of valve amplifiers in favour of the "coldness" and "thinness" of a Fender Stratocaster through transistor amps.

Personal life

Gill was born in Manchester, England, on 1 January 1956. He was married to Catherine Mayer, a journalist and the co-founder of the Women's Equality Party. Gill's death was announced by Gang of Four on 1 February 2020. He was 64. A band's spokesman told '' The New York Times'' that the cause of death was listed as multiple organ failure and pneumonia. On 14 May 2020, following a hospital investigation, Mayer realised that Gill was an early victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, following a music tour to China in November 2019. Gill was often mistaken for the journalist and music critic Andy Gill (1953–2019), who began his career at the NME in 1977 and was chief music critic of '' The Independent'' from 1990.

Discography

Gang of Four

Solo

*"Dispossession" 12-inch single (1987), Survival

Production credits

* Gang of Four – '' Entertainment!'' (1979) * Gang of Four – '' Another Day/Another Dollar'' (1982) * Red Hot Chili Peppers – ''

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'' (1984) * Balancing Act – "Curtains" (1988) * Gang of Four – '' Mall'' (1991) * The Jesus Lizard – '' Blue'' (1998) * Bis – '' Social Dancing'' (1999) *

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– ''This is This...'' (2001, co-produced with Phil McKellar) * Regurgitator – ''

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'' (2001 – co-produced with the band, mixing, programming & arrangements) *

– ''

'' (2003) * The Futureheads – '' The Futureheads'' (2004) * Young Knives – ''

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'' (2006) * Therapy? – '' Crooked Timber'' (2009) * Fight Like Apes – '' The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner'' (2010) * Gang of Four – '' Content'' (2011) * Gang of Four – '' What Happens Next'' (2015) *Gang of Four – ''

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'' (2019) * Queenadreena – ''

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'' reissue (2021, "Heaven Doesn't Wait" demo)

References

External links

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Andy Gill websiteGang of Four website
1956 births 2020 deaths English rock guitarists Lead guitarists English male songwriters English record producers Gang of Four (band) members People educated at Sevenoaks School Musicians from Manchester British post-punk musicians English punk rock guitarists Deaths from pneumonia in England Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England {{England-musician-stub