Karl Wallinger, member of The Waterboys and creative force of behind World Party, dies
Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died at age 66
By BRIAN MELLEY
Published - Mar 12, 2024, 05:23 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 12, 2024, 05:43 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died.
Wallinger, 66, passed away Sunday, his publicist said. No cause of death was announced.
Wallinger had worked as musical director for a production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in London’s West End when he was recruited on keyboards for The Waterboys in 1983, playing synthesizer and singing backup vocals on their most commercially successful song, “The Whole of the Moon.”
Waterboys founder Mike Scott called him “one of the finest musicians I’ve ever known” in a post Monday on X, formerly Twitter. “Travel on well my old friend," he said.
