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Dan McCaffertythe original vocalist of NazarethDied this morning (8), at the age of 76. The announcement was made on the band’s official Facebook page by Pete Agnew, who still leads the group and is now the only surviving original member – guitarist Manny Charlton died last July and drummer Daryl Sweet died in 1999.
“This is the saddest announcement I’ve ever made. Marianne and her family have lost a wonderful and loving husband and father, I have lost my best friend and the world has lost one of the greatest singers that ever lived. I’m also shaken to say anything more at this time,” he wrote.
McCafferty sang in the Scottish hard rock band until 2014, when he was forced to retire due to ill health, chronic lung disease and a stomach ulcer.
a Nazareth He had a strange path. In the United Kingdom, they experienced the height of their fame precisely between 1973 and 1974, when they placed three albums in the top fifteen (“Loud ‘n’ Proud”, at number 10, was their best result there in the album rating, and”broken angel“It’s Top 10 Singles).
In the United States, success came later, especially with “Hair Of The Dog”, which reached the top 20, was awarded platinum and was widely heard by future rock stars, for example, Axl Rose became a huge fan In Scots.
From this album came the song that would set them apart for the rest of their careers: Cover”love hurts“, From Everly Brothers, which was also very successful in Brazil. Another of their songs that became known to the general public here was “Love leads to madness“,” a more popular song that was part of the soundtrack to the soap opera “Sol de Verão”.
a Nazareth It ended up finding a loyal following in markets other than the British and American. In countries like Canada and Germany, they have gone on to sell many records throughout their career.
McCafferty has also recorded three solo albums. The most recent one, called Symptom of the Last Covenant, was released in 2019.
source: firefly
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