Eddie and the Hot Rods frontman Barrie Masters, RIP

Barrie Masters, frontman of pub rock/proto-punk legends Eddie and the Hot Rods, has passed away at age 63. The band broke the news on social media, writing:

It is with extreme sadness we announce the passing of the legendary Barrie Masters.
As you can expect, this sudden news is a huge shock to the band and family.
We welcome tributes posted to our Facebook and Twitter sites which will be passed on to Barrie’s family.

No cause of death has been revealed at this time.

Eddie and the Hot Rods were initially around in the late ’70s and early ’80s, and they released four albums, including their 1977 sophomore LP Life on the Line, which birthed their biggest hit, “Do Anything You Wanna Do.” They impacted the burgeoning punk movement and continued to be influential over the years, and reformed a few times with Barrie Masters as the sole constant member. In recent years, they toured behind 35 Years of Teenage Depression, a 35th anniversary re-recording of their classic 1976 debut Teenage Depression. Earlier this year, they opened part of Stiff Little Fingers’ 40th anniversary tour.

Rest in peace, Barrie. You’ll be missed and not forgotten.

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