Eddie Harsch (born Edward Hawrysch; May 27, 1957 – November 4, 2016) was a Canadian keyboardist and member of

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-based

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Bulldog. Previous to that he was

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' keyboardist from 1991 to 2006. Harsch was replaced on keyboards by

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and then

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. Harsch first joined Bulldog during The Black Crowes' hiatus, which lasted from early 2002 to early 2005. During that time, he also played bass in the

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. In the 1980s, Harsch was a member of

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's band. In 2016, Harsch was to become a co-founding member of

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, a band which also features his former Black Crowes bandmates

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and Sven Pipien. Harsch died in Toronto on November 4, 2016, at the age of 59. No cause of death was reported.

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Eddie Harsch
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Bulldog
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Crowes Nest Black Crowes Biographies 1996
1957 births 2016 deaths Canadian rock keyboardists The Black Crowes members Musicians from Toronto 20th-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian male musicians {{Canada-musician-stub