Dan McCafferty, former frontman of rock band Nazareth, dies at 76

Rock fans mourn.

On Tuesday, Scottish hard rock band Nazareth announced the sad news on Instagram that frontman Dan McCafferty had died at the age of 76.

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“This is the saddest announcement I have ever had to make,” said bassist Pete Agnew. We lost the world just like we did.”

McCafferty was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1946 and became one of the founding members of Nazareth in 1968.

The band had a number of hits in the UK, including “Broken Down Angel” co-written by McCafferty and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “This Flight Tonight”.

In 1975 they released the album dog hairIt included their only US Top 10 hit, an unmistakable cover of “Love Hearts” originally recorded by the Everly Brothers.

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Over the decades they continued to perform and record music and remained popular in Europe.

Original guitarist Manny Charlton died in July 2022 at the age of 80.

McCafferty retired from the band in 2013 due to health issues, leaving Agnew as the sole remaining founding member of the band. In 2019, McCafferty released his final solo album. last will.

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