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Cult band guitarist from The Telescopes and Junkyard Liberty dies The group was founded in Burton and music pals have been paying tribute Updated David Fitzgerald, formerly of The Telescopes, has died (Image: The Telescopes) Sign up to get the latest Burton news in a daily email bulletinInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for othe...

David Fitzgerald, the first guitarist of the UK shoegaze band the Telescopes, has died of cancer, Al Boyd of Wrong Way Records confirmed to Pitchfork. He was 54 years old. Stephen Lawrie founded the Telescopes in Burton-upon-Trent, England in 1986. David Fitzgerald began as the band’s bassist before switching to guitar. He played on the Telescopes first two albums—1989’s Taste and 1992’s The Telescopes— before the band’s initial dissolution. In recent years, David Fitzgerald perfo...