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Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield, the bassist of influential English rock band the Stone Roses, has died. He was 63.<\/p>\n
The musician\u2019s brother, Greg Mounfield, shared the news on Facebook, writing \u201cIt is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.\u201d His cause of death has not been revealed.<\/p>\n
The news comes after the Stone Roses\u2019 founding member announced the the Stone Roses, Primal Scream and Me Tour<\/a> last week. The British bass player had plans to tour the U.K. between September 2026 and June 2027, on an intimate conversation tour where he would share stories from the most pivotal moments in his career.<\/p>\n Mounfield was born in Crumpsall, a Manchester suburb, in 1962. In the early \u201880s, he first formed a band called the Fireside Chaps, alongside guitarists John Squire and Andy Couzens. The group soon evolved into the Stone Roses, when Ian Brown joined as their lead vocalist. Couzens left the band, Alan \u201cReni\u201d Wren hopped on the drums and they went on to release their self-titled debut album in 1989.<\/p>\n The album is regarded as a project that shaped the then-popular Madchester scene (started in Manchester), where psychedelic raves and indie rock met in the middle. The record, which peaked at No. 5 on U.K. charts, laid the groundwork for the Britpop movement of the \u201890s, inspiring groups like Oasis, Blur and the Charlatans.<\/p>\n After their first album, the Stone Roses were faced with a legal dispute from their label at the time, Silvertone, and signed a different deal with Geffen in 1991. Their sophomore album, \u201cSecond Coming,\u201d would be their last full-length project before the group began to slowly disband. By 1996, the members had gone their separate ways and Mounfield joined Scottish rock band Primal Scream.<\/p>\n The bassist remained with Primal Scream until the Stone Roses announced a reunion in 2011. They released a comeback single, \u201cAll for One,\u201d in 2016 and the band continued to regularly perform until 2017.<\/p>\n Since the news of Mounfield\u2019s death, Brown posted on X<\/u><\/a>, saying \u201cRest in peace Mani.\u201d Tim Burgess of the Charlatans<\/u><\/a> called him \u201cone of the absolute best in every way \u2014 such a beautiful friend.\u201d Liam Gallagher of Oasis <\/u><\/a>wrote, \u201cIn total shock and absolutely devastated on hearing the news about Mani my hero.\u201d Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays<\/u><\/a>, also wrote, \u201cmy heartfelt condolences to his twin boys and all of his family.\u201d<\/p>\n Mounfield and his wife Imelda, who died of cancer in 2023, are survived by twin sons Gene Clark and George Christopher.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield, the bassist of influential English rock band the Stone Roses, has died. 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