Jack Russell, one of the founding members of Eighties bandGreat White, has died.
Russell died of Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy, his memoir co-author K.L.
Doty confirmed toRolling Stone.
Jack Russell of Jack Russell’s Great White performs at the Cedar Park Center on April 24, 2016.Gary Miller/Getty Images
His family asks for privacy at this time.
Words cannot express my gratitude for the many years of memories, love, and support.
You have made my life a wonder, he ended the note in July.
Over the summer, Russell released a memoir of his life with K.L.
Doty titledThe True Tale of Mista Bone: A Rock and Roll Narrative.
According to the statement, a public memorial is set to be announced at a later date.
In the studio, Jack was amazing.
He always came ready to work.
And work hard, he did, the statement read.
Jack stayed until he got the best performance for each song.
He brought the same excellence to every show.
The consistency of his live performances were always beyond comparison.
Several years later, the musicians would reunite while Rusell toured with the band name Jack Russells Great White.
The bands guitarist Ty Longley was among the people who died in the fire.
In 2015, Russell announced that hedrelease a documentaryon the mass casualty.
Its a story of my life intertwined with the story of the fire, Russell said at the time.
Kendall has continued to tour with the Great White name with rotating vocalists.
