In Memoriam: Dick Slexia of The Piranhas passes away

Tributes are being paid to Dick Slexia (real name Richard Adland), the former drummer for Brighton punk rock band The Piranhas. The band were part of the British first wave of punk bands in the late 70's and early 80's and were best known for their cover of the Jack Lerole song Tom Hark, which was reached the top 10 in the UK charts. Bob Grover, former singer paid tribute to him: "He was a trooper. He was a fine musician. We turned up at a venue one day in Brighton and Dick was waiting to do an audition with a different band and we basically just stole him from the other group. He was only 16 at the time and we were all in our early 20s." “We all went through the hard times together for three years. We then became more popular." Our thoughts go out to his friends and family.