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Del Palmer, who has died aged 71, was a bass player and sound engineer who was Kate Bush’s right-hand man in the studio, as well as her long-term partner during the 1980s; the singer also became renowned for her lavish, big-budget promo videos, and Palmer was often featured in a leading role.

Del Palmer, who served as Kate Bush's bassist and engineer for the majority of her career, died in January 2024.

Del Palmer, the long-time bass player and engineer and former romantic partner of Kate Bush, has died at the age of 71. 

The songwriter’s studio linchpin played and engineered everything from Hounds of Love to sessions with Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton

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MOJO’s pick of Kate Bush’s best-ever songs

Ahead of the launch of new exhibition and photobook The Kate Inside, we go inside the career of one of modern music’s most ambitious and innovating artists