The former lead guitarist of an iconic rock band has died.

He was 74 years old.

News.com.au reports how the death of Robert Taylor — who once served as the guitarist for New Zealand-formed rock legends Dragon — was announced by his former bandmates via social media.

Billboard adds that Dragon — which eventually relocated as a group to Sydney, Australia, in the 1970s — welcomed Taylor amongst its ranks during its most popular eras in the mid-1970s to the 1980s. The band eventually was inducted into the Australia Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2008.

“Saddened by the loss of Robert Taylor, great guitarist and always a decent, sweet man,” reads one such post by Dragon vocalist and bass guitarist Todd Hunter. “Who could forget those guitar chords at the front of ‘

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