Musician
Cy
Tucker,
well
known
for
performing
with
The
Beatles,
has
passed
away
due
to
coronavirus.
He
was
76.
According
to
Liverpool
Echo,
Arthur
Kerevan,
a
close
friend
of
the
musician,
said
Tucker
fell
ill
with
COVID-19
infection
on
Saturday
after
a
show.
Tucker,
who
had
health
issues
including
heart
problems
and
diabetes,
passed
away
from
the
virus
on
Tuesday.
His
family
paid
a
tribute
to
the
musician,
saying
the
loss
was
more
heartbreaking
as
it
was
the
deadly
virus
that
took
him.
"As
a
family
we
are
devastated
at
the
sudden
loss
of
our
husband,
father-in-law,
grandad,
brother
and
friend
who
touched
so
many
lives
through
music.
What
makes
his
loss
even
more
heartbreaking
is
the
fact
that
it
could
have
been
so
easily
avoided
had
it
not
been
for
coronavirus.
"In
less
than
a
week
we
have
gone
from
having
a
healthy
and
energetic
man
to
one
who
is
no
longer
here," the
family
members
said
in
a
statement.
They
also
urged
people
to
follow
the
government''s
advice
during
the
global
health
crisis.
A
big
name
in
the
1960s
music
scene,
Tucker
also
performed
with
singer
Cilla
Black.