Tony Lewis, singer and bassist of the British band The Outfield, is dead. The musician died "unexpectedly" at the age of 62.
Tony Lewis, singer and bassist in the British pop rock band The Outfield, has died at the age of 62. A spokesman for the band announced this via Twitter. His death was "unexpected". As reported by "The Hollywood Reporter", the musician died on Monday (October 19) near London. The cause of death is not yet known.
Lewis has touched many lives with "his love, his style and his music", it says on Twitter. "He loved his fans and enjoyed every time he had the opportunity to meet them."
The Outfield was founded in the late 1970s. With their debut album "Play Deep" (1985) they had worldwide success. In the US, the album went platinum three times. In 2009 they made a comeback and in 2011 the last studio album "Replay" was released. Lewis last released the solo album "Out of the Darkness" in 2018.