Rick Buckler, the former drummer in the punk band The Jam, has died at the age of 69.
The rocker “passed away peacefully on Monday evening in Woking [England] after a short illness,” his family said in a statement, per the BBC. His loved ones were by his side.
Describing him as a “loving husband, father, and grandfather,” the family added that Buckler was “devoted to many” and would be “greatly missed.”
Buckler’s bandmates confirmed the news on Tuesday. Paul Weller, The Jam’s frontman and guitarist, wrote on X that he was “shocked and saddened” by Buckler’s passing.
