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    Who was Geordie Walker? Killing Joke guitarist dies aged 64

    by Emma Loffhagen Nov 27, 2023 2 minutes
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    Geordie Walker, a founding member and guitarist of the post-punk band Killing Joke, has died. 

    The band released a statement on Sunday evening saying they were “devastated” and confirmed that Walker died from a stroke on November 26.

    “It is with extreme sadness we confirm that at 6:30am on 26th November 2023 in Prague, Killing Joke’s legendary guitarist Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker passed away after suffering

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