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Karl Wallinger, songwriter, World Party frontman and Waterboys member dies
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The multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, who also fronted solo project World Party, died on Sunday.
Paying tribute, Waterboys frontman Mike Scott said Wallinger was one of the "finest musicians I've ever known".
No cause of death has yet been announced.
Wallinger joined the Waterboys in 1983 and played a variety of instruments - including keyboard, percussion, and backing vocals - on their second and third albums.
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