Pete King (13 August 1958 – 15 July 1987) was a British musician. The drummer Pete King played in the British punk band the Flys, then in 1980 joined South London/Surrey based new wave band 'The Rayders', before joining

After the Fire After the Fire (or ATF) were a British rock band that evolved from playing progressive rock to new wave over ten years, while having only one hit in the United States (" Der Kommissar") and one hit in the United Kingdom (" One Rule for You") ...

. King remained in After the Fire throughout most of the band's brief heyday, performing on their biggest stateside hit, " Der Kommissar", before he became the replacement of

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in the German rock band

BAP BAP or bap may refer to: Food * Bap (bread), a type of bread roll * Bap (rice dish), a Korean food Music * BAP (Basque band), a hardcore punk group (formed 1984) * BAP (German band), a Colognian rock group (formed 1976) * B.A.P (South Korean ban ...

in 1986. He died in 1987 of

testicular cancer Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle, or swelling or pain in the scrotum. Treatment may result in infertility. Risk factors include an u ...

. He was replaced by . The song "Flüchtig" (literally: "fleeting") was released as a tribute to him on BAP's 1988 album ''Da Capo''. King also briefly filled in for ELO's regular drummer

Bev Bevan Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II. Bevan also was drumm ...

on ELO's 'Time' Tour in 1982 as Bevan was ill and therefore unable to tour at the time.Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from 2 April 1983

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