The Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield has died aged 63. The British rock musician, from Crumpsall in Manchester, rose to fame after joining The Stone Roses in the 1980s.

Playing on both of the band's albums, Mounfield was in the Stone Roses until they disbanded in 1996, later joining Primal Scream. In 2011, he announced that he had left Primal Scream to reform the Stone Roses.

Tributes have since been flooding in across the music world after the announcement of his death was made on Thursday (November 20).

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Gary Mani Mounfield of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream dead at 63 - tributes and updates

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