Pete Shelley (second from left) with bandmates in Buzzcocks in a promotional photo for their 1979 US tour. Photo: Handout Pete Shelley (second from left) with bandmates in Buzzcocks in a promotional photo for their 1979 US tour. Photo: Handout
Pete Shelley (second from left) with bandmates in Buzzcocks in a promotional photo for their 1979 US tour. Photo: Handout
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Buzzcocks co-founder Pete Shelley, British punk pioneer, dies at 63

  • Influential band from northern England debuted in 1976 as the opening act for the Sex Pistols

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The Guardian
The Guardian

Updated: 11:24am, 7 Dec, 2018

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Pete Shelley (second from left) with bandmates in Buzzcocks in a promotional photo for their 1979 US tour. Photo: Handout Pete Shelley (second from left) with bandmates in Buzzcocks in a promotional photo for their 1979 US tour. Photo: Handout
Pete Shelley (second from left) with bandmates in Buzzcocks in a promotional photo for their 1979 US tour. Photo: Handout
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