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by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN

Tags: The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones session musician Bobby Keys dies aged 70

The Saxophonist played the famous solo in 'Brown Sugar'

 

Bobby Keys, Rolling Stones session musician, dead at 70

Photo: WENN

Saxophone player Bobby Keys, who was a regular session musician with The Rolling Stones, has died aged 70.

Keys, who also worked with Eric Clapton, The Who, George Harrison, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Chuck Berry, died yesterday morning (2 December) at his home in Tennessee. It is reported that Keys had been suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.

Keys' most prominent moments in The Rolling Stones' back-catalogue includes his sax solo in 'Brown Sugar', as well as his work on albums Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main St, Goats Head Soup and Emotional Rescue.

Listen to 'Brown Sugar' below

Keys also released two solo albums, the first of which featured George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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