Bob “Bongo” Starkie, the guitarist for the Australian rock band Skyhooks, has died at age 73. Skyhooks archivist Peter Green announced Bongo’s passing on the group’s Facebook page on Friday, Nov. 28, ...

One of Australia’s seminal rock bands has announced the death of mainstay guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie after a battle with ...

Skyhooks guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie has died after a battle with leukaemia. He was 73. The band announced the legendary guitarist’s death on Saturday in a post on Facebook, saying “music was in his ...

Bob “Bongo” Starkie was a beloved musician who lived one heck of a life. Sadly though, that life that has come to an end at 73, after a year-long battle with leukemia. His band, the Skyhooks, shared ...

No one led a life quite like Bob “Bongo” Starkie, who has died of leukemia at the age of 73. Bongo died this morning, listening to his favourite artist, Chuck Berry. “For the past year, he has fought ...

Legendary Skyhooks guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie has died aged 73 after a battle with cancer with his family thanking fans ...

And now his bandmates have devastatingly shared the news of his passing on the group Facebook post as they wrote: "It's with ...

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Starkie passed away peacefully on Saturday while listening to Chuck Berry and surrounded by his family. “Our dearest Grand-Daddy-Bop has peacefully departed listening to Chuck Berry snuggling with his ...