R.I.P. Andy Fraser, Free bassist has died at the age of 62

Andy Fraser, bassist and co-founder of the English blues rock band Free, has died at the age of 62. He passed away at his home in California on Monday morning. Fraser had been living with AIDS and Karposi’s Sarcoma, a form of cancer, though a cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

“Andrew McLan Fraser passed away on Monday at his home in California,” an official statement reads. “He leaves behind his daughters Hannah and Jasmine Fraser, and their mother Ri, his sister Gail, brothers Gavin and Alex, and many friends and associates in the industry.”