Andy Gill, Gang of Four Guitarist Who Gave Punk Space And Groove, Dead At 64
Gill and his bandmates rewrote the playbook for punk in 1979 with the release of Entertainment! -- incorporating new angles and room to breathe into the frenzied genre.
Andy Gill, a guitarist renowned for his sharp, inverted approach to the instrument who founded the post-punk group Gang Of Four and later became a respected producer, died in a London hospital Feb. 1 from a respiratory illness, the group announced in a statement. He was 64.
As a co-founder of the implacably political Gang, a history of post-punk by Simon Reynolds.
