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John Morgan dead – Wurzels drummer dies aged 80 after getting Covid on tour

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WURZELS drummer John Morgan has died aged 80 after catching Covid on tour. Fellow band members told of their shock over “Morgy”, who joined the West Country hitmakers in 1981.

He fell ill with the virus after The Wurzels — who still perform up to 150 gigs a year — played in Manchester this month. He died surrounded by his family in hospital in Gloucester yesterday.

Tommy Banner, the longest-serving member of the Wurzels whose hits include I Am A Cider Drinker,  said: “We can’t believe we shan’t ever see you behind those drums again. "We thought you were indestructible.

We shall miss you John, you grumpy old b***er. We are all in shock.” A spokesperson for Somerset’s Watchet Festival, where The Wurzels regularly performed, said: “RIP John.

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