(1953-08-15)15 August 1953 Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Died
10 September 2023(2023-09-10) (aged 70)
Occupation(s)
Musician Songwriter
Website
http://www.brendancroker.com/
Musical artist
Brendan Croker (15 August 1953 – 10 September 2023) was an English musician, who recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band; The Five O'Clock Shadows.[1] He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies.[1] During the late 1980s, he was an auxiliary member of The Mekons and a full-time member of Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls.[2]
Croker recorded with Eric Clapton, Tanita Tikaram, Mark Knopfler, Kevin Coyne, and Chet Atkins.[1]
Brendan Croker died due to complications from leukaemia on 10 September 2023, at the age of 70.[3][4]
^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (2003). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 134. ISBN 1-85227-969-9.
^Brendan Croker biography from AllMusic
^Door Ayco (12 September 2023). "Britse muzikant Brendan Croker overleden "Hij was erg gesteld op België"". Radio 1 BE (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^"Brendan Croker, singer, songwriter and guitarist who worked with Mark Knopfler in the Notting Hillbillies – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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