Steve Mackey, bass guitarist with Pulp, darlings of Britpop – obituary
He helped the Sheffield band sell 10 million albums, and went on to produce and write songs for a panoply of other acts
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He helped the Sheffield band sell 10 million albums, and went on to produce and write songs for a panoply of other acts
With the help of Mackey (who was also a successful producer) and his dance-influenced low-end approach, Pulp found huge success in the mid-90s with seminal hits like Common People
Musician died following three month stay in hospital, with wife Katie Grand describing him as ‘the most talented man I have ever known’
The musician, who had been in hospital for the past three months, died on Thursday morning.
The musician and producer Steve Mackey was best known as part of the seminal Britpop band Pulp