Gilson Lavis, best known for beingthe drummer in the band Squeeze, has died at the age of 74.

His bandmate Jools Holland announced the news on social media, on Thursday, revealing he died on November 5.

‘I’m very sad to report that Gilson Lavis my dear friend and long-standing drummer, passed away at his home in Lincolnshire last night.’

He sent his ‘love and sympathy’ to Lavis’s wife and son.

‘On behalf of my Orchestra, Squeeze, the many musicians who have worked with and befriended Gilson over the years and all the people he has supported through the AA fellowship, I send our love and sympathy to Nikki and Gilson, his dear wife and son,’ he said on Instagram.

He shared a number of images of himself with Lavis over the years, showing their changing looks after decades of friendship.

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