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Martin Bernard Duffy (18 May 1967 – December 2022) was an English keyboardist who originally played with Felt and most recently played with Primal Scream.

Career

Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to punk rock, as well as 2 Tone, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

Duffy became one of the original members of the indie rock band Felt as keyboard player in 1985. Felt frontman Lawrence later recalled "I put up notices in Virgin in Birmingham advertising for a guitarist saying 'Do You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star?' I'd put two up when this guy came up to me and said, 'I know this keyboard player. He's 16. He's just left school."

Duffy played keyboards on Primal Scream's first two albums, and joined the band permanently after Felt disbanded at the end of 1989.

Duffy also played with The Charlatans following the death of founding member Rob Collins, appearing with the group at Knebworth supporting Oasis in 1996 and contributing keyboard parts to the band's fifth album Tellin' Stories. In 2004 he was a member of "rock supergroup" The Chavs with Tim Burgess of the Charlatans and Carl Barât of The Libertines. He also contributed to recordings by Heidi Berry, Beth Orton, Paul Weller and the Chemical Brothers, and released a solo album Assorted Promenades in 2014.

Death

Duffy's death at age 55 was announced on 20 December 2022. No cause of death was given.