English rock singer Brendan Croker died of complications resulting from leukemia on September 10, 2023. He was aged 70.
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About Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker is famous for being a musician, and a pioneer member of the popular country rock band The Notting Hillbillies.
Since the 1980s, Croker has made music with a number of bands including The Five O’Clock Shadows, The Mekons, Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls.

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The Yorkshire native recorded most of his albums under his own name.
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Some of his collaborative albums with the 5 O’Clock Shadows include “Central Station Hotel (1985), A Close Shave (1986), Boat Trips in the Bay (1987), Live at the Front Page: The Official Bootleg (1987), Brendan Croker and The 5 O’Clock Shadows (1989).”
Croker also did some noteworthy collaborations with the likes of Eric Clapton, Tanita Tikaram, Mark Knopfler, Kevin Coyne, and Chet Atkins.
As a solo artist, Croker was known for “Country Blues Guitar (1990), The Great Indoors (1991), Redneck State of The Art (1995), The Kershaw Sessions (1995), Three Chord Lovesongs (1996), and Not Just A Hillbilly… More Like a Best of Brendan Croker (2000).”


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