Deacon Blue keyboard participant James Prime dies aged 64

Getty Images A man with grey hair wearing a dark suit and white shirt playing a keyboard with a microphone in front of him — Deacon Blue keyboard participant James Prime had been critically sick for a short while

Deacon Blue’s keyboard participant James Prime has died from most cancers aged 64.

Prime, from Kilmarnock, was a founding member of the band when it was fashioned in Glasgow by singer Ricky Ross in 1985.

In a press release on Instagram, the band stated that “our brother, James Prime, handed away after a brief battle with most cancers”.

It added: “Thanks a lot for the messages of assist that you just shared during the last two weeks, they meant a lot to Jim, his household and us.”

The band stated final week that Prime, who was additionally a music lecturer on the College of the West of Scotland, was “critically sick” in intensive care.

However he gave them the go-ahead to proceed with their scheduled tour later this 12 months.

Prime and Ricky Ross had been founding members of the band

Getty Images James Prime, wearing a black waistcoat over a white shirt, is at a keyboard behind Ricky Ross who is singing into a microphone. He is wearing a dark jacket — Prime and Ricky Ross had been founding members of the band

Deacon Blue are one among Scotland’s most profitable bands with 12 UK prime 40 singles – together with the long-lasting anthem Dignity and primary Actual Gone Child – and two UK number one albums.

The opposite members are Lorraine McIntosh on vocals, Dougie Vipond on drums, Gregor Philp on guitar, and Lewis Gordon on bass.

In a put up on X, Ricky Ross stated: “We’re broken-hearted. Cannot reply to messages however we handed on the love so a lot of you shared”.