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Karl Wallinger Dies: World Party And The Waterboys Singer/Songwriter Was 66
The singer-songwriter of the Waterboys and World Party is dead at 66.
He formed World Party in 1986 after leaving the Waterboys, Wallinger also worked on Sinéad O’Connor’s 1987 debut album, The Lion and the Cobra. His first album release as World Party contained the hit Ship of Fools, which peaked at No 27 in the UK charts. The Waterboys lead singer, Mike Scott, paid tribute to Wallinger on Monday in a social media post on X, calling him “one of the finest musicians I’ve ever known.” He added: “Travel on well my old friend.”
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