Bob “Bongo” Starkie was a beloved musician who lived one heck of a life.

Sadly though, that life that has come to an end at 73, after a year-long battle with leukemia.

His band, the Skyhooks, shared the news of his death on Facebook.

“It’s with sadness in our hearts that we have to send out this news that early this morning Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has passed away,” the statement read. “For the past year he has fought the brave fight against Leukemia hoping to get back on the road to perform more shows. Music was in his blood till the very end.

“Bob was the guitarist in the iconic Skyhooks, the youngest in the band and he embraced the theatrics from striking facial make up to unique stage costumes,” the statement continued. “The music always came fist and touring and playing onstage was h

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