Buddy Gask | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William George Gask |
| Also known as | Buddy Gask |
| Born | 18 December 1945 Leicester, UK |
| Died | 7 June 2011 (aged 65) Alicante, Spain |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Formerly of | Showaddywaddy |
William George Gask, known as Buddy Gask, was a backing singer (and sometimes lead singer) for the rock and roll revival group Showaddywaddy.
Nicknamed Buddy, William George Gask was the lead singer for Billy & The Fenders, and later The Golden Hammers, who met the band Choise and became Showaddywaddy in 1973. He was one of two backing singers of Showaddywaddy with Al James. Gask often took lead vocals for a few songs.
Gask was asked by the band to leave in 1987, and he and drummer/backing singer Malcolm Allured formed The Fabulous Teddys. Gask's health worsened as he got older, and he retired to Spain in 2005, where he died in 2011 from complications from cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Gask was the first original member to pass away