Reginald William "Reg" Webb (17 May 1947 – 28 January 2018) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved success not only with his own band Fusion (which later became The Reg Webb Band and featured a young
Nik Kershaw, Kenn Elson and Alan Clarke), but also touring with
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk.
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,
The Outfield,
Suzi Quatro,
Vanessa Paradis and others. He was also part of a duo called Short People.
Webb predominantly played keyboards and was a vocalist.
Personal life
Webb was born in
Chelmsford,
Essex, England. He became blind at the age of 13 months after being diagnosed with bi-lateral
retinoblastoma which resulted in surgery to remove both of his eyes.
Reg Webb died on 28 January 2018 from
pulmonary embolism, a consequence of
metastatic bladder cancer; he was 70.
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1947 births
2018 deaths
people from Chelmsford
Deaths from pulmonary embolism
The Outfield members
English male singer-songwriters
English keyboardists
Blind musicians
Musicians from Essex
Deaths from bladder cancer
Deaths from cancer in the United Kingdom