Jamiroquai's "Dynamite" bassist dies in car accident

Derrick McIntyre playing bassSource image, BBC/Mark AllanBy Danny FullbrookBBC News, Hertfordshire

A “phenomenal” bassist who worked with major artists, including Jamiroquai on his hit album Dynamite, has died in a five-year-old crash car crash.

Hertfordshire Police said Derrick McIntyre, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene in Bushey on February 2 .

The Watford resident had also played on albums with artists such as Emeli Sandé, Will Young and Beverly Knight.

In a tribute posted online her family described the grandfather as a "phenomenal bassist".

She added that his loss "will be felt in and around the world of music."

Jamiroquai's "Dynamite" bassist dies in car accident
Derrick McIntyre playing bassSource image, BBC/Mark AllanBy Danny FullbrookBBC News, Hertfordshire

A “phenomenal” bassist who worked with major artists, including Jamiroquai on his hit album Dynamite, has died in a five-year-old crash car crash.

Hertfordshire Police said Derrick McIntyre, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene in Bushey on February 2 .

The Watford resident had also played on albums with artists such as Emeli Sandé, Will Young and Beverly Knight.

In a tribute posted online her family described the grandfather as a "phenomenal bassist".

She added that his loss "will be felt in and around the world of music."

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