Starkie has died of leukaemia surrounded by friends and family and ‘listening to Chuck Berry’, his daughter says
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The renowned Australian guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie has died at the age of 73, his band Skyhooks has announced.
Starkie died peacefully early on Saturday after a battle with leukaemia, the band’s archivist, Peter Green, said in a post on the Skyhooks Facebook page.
“The members of Skyhooks are exceptionally saddened by the loss of our band mate, and send their condolences to Bob’s family,” the post said.
