Martin Duffy death: Primal Scream and Felt keyboardist dies aged 55

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Martin Duffy, the musician who played keyboard for the bands Primal Scream and Felt, has died aged 55. Duffy’s death was confirmed by his former Charlatans bandmate Tim Burgess, who wrote on Twitter: “Another tragic loss of a beautiful soul. In the meantime, Duffy had played on Primal Scream’s first two albums, 1987’s Sonic Flower Groove and 1989’s Primal Scream. Journalist Paul Stokes wrote of Duffy on Twitter: “Martin Duffy made so many important contributions to so many great records.