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Obituaries
Friendly Fires collaborator dies
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 22 August 2011
Trumpet player Richard Turner, who is best known for his work with Friendly Fires, died last week aged just 27. The apparently healthy musician collapsed at the Brockwell Lido in London’s Herne Hill after suffering a heart attack on Thursday. He was taken to King’s College Hospital but attempts to resuscitate him failed.
Turner had recently released an album with his own band Round Trip, and ran a popular jazz night at the Con Cellar Bar in Camden. A strong swimmer, he completed the Great North Swim in June.
His brother Andy told the Evening Standard: “I last saw my brother the Monday before he died. We had just had an amazing weekend swimming in the sea in Dorset. Rich was a really sociable guy and an amazing musician. Everyone was just bowled over by his talent”.
In a statement, Friendly Fires said: “Rich played trumpet in our live gigs on and off for three years. He was an exceptional musician and his contributions to our shows will be hugely missed”.
