Welsh guitarist Mickey Gee died in hospital in Cardiff this week. He was in his sixties, and had been suffering from emphysema.
A stalwart of the Welsh music scene, he was widely regarded as a great player who never got the recognition he deserved, and friends and colleagues have lined up to play tribute to the musician, who, over the years, played with the likes of Tom Jones, Bill Wyman, Joe Cocker, Dave Edmunds and Shakin Stevens.
So, let's let the tributes do the talking.
Shakin Stevens: "Mickey Gee will be remembered for his guitar playing by the public and true fellow musicians. He played on all my early records and toured with me. The guitar solos, for me, were very important, they weren't just filling. His solos were and are very memorable".
Kingsley Ward, of Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth: "Mickey Gee never got the recognition he deserved. He was purely a great guitar player, very individual. When I met famous people, they often asked me about Mickey Gee."He never received the acknowledgment of his true ability. He was the unsung hero of Welsh guitar playing".
BBC Radio Wales presenter Owen Money: "I'm absolutely distraught. He was one of the greatest guitarists Wales has ever produced. He did the intro on 'I Hear You Knockin' but he started at the wrong time. If you listen to it, it's out of sync. He said he couldn't remember how he got back into tempo. He turned a mistake into a great track".