Rick Buckler, drummer for British rock bandthe Jam, has died at the age of 69.
Bucklers former bandmate and lead singer Paul Weller confirmed his death on social media Tuesday.
Im shocked and saddened by Ricks passing.
Rick Buckler from The Jam posed in New York in 1979Richard E. Aaron/Redferns
Im thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking, wrote Weller.
To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record.
We went far beyond our dreams and what we made stands the test of time.
Im glad we had the chance to work together as much as we did.
Their other top singles included Going Underground and Start!
in 1980, and 1982s Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender.
Foxton joined as the bassist two years later and the group began touring under the name From the Jam.
Buckler left the group after four years of touring.
I have to pinch myself every morning and think well, wow.
That was it, that was all, like playing live and touring.
Thats quite a simple ambition as far as we were concerned.
So to have this still being listened to all these years later just blows you away.
