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Andy Fraser, the bassist for English rock band Free, has died at 62. He had been battling both AIDS and cancer.
Fraser passed away on Monday morning at his California home. He had been diagnosed with HIV and a form of cancer called Kaposi's Sarcoma in the 1980s.
An official statement regarding his death reads: “Andrew McLan Fraser passed away on Monday at his home in California. He leaves behind his daughters Hannah and Jasmine Fraser, and their mother Ri, his sister Gail, brothers Gavin and Alex, and many friends and associates in the industry. A survivor of both cancer and AIDS, Andy was a strong social activist and defender of individual human rights.”
Fraser, who was born in London in 1952, was a founding member of Free at the age of 15. During his career, he also performed with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Sharks.
During his time with Free, Fraser produced and co-wrote the hit 1970 song ‘All Right Now’, which peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The writers also earned a BMI London Million-Air Award in 2006 in honour of the song’s three million radio and television plays.
Listen to Free's 'All Right Now':
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