Buzzcocks Lead Singer Pete Shelley Dies At 63
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the English punk rock band Buzzcocks, died Thursday in Estonia at age 63.
The band put out a statement on Twitter that said "Pete's music has inspired generations of musicians over a career that spanned five decades and with his band and as a solo artist, he was held in the highest regard by the music industry and by his fans around the world."
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Shelley - born Peter Campbell McNeish - co-founded the band in 1976 in Manchester, U.K., along with singer-songwriter Howard Devoto.
Shelley's survivors include his brother Gary.
