Happy Mondays and Black Grape star Paul Wagstaff has died.
Tributes have poured in for the ’90s music star, whose cause and date of death is still unknown.
Ex-bandmate Bez, real name Mark Berry, led the tributes.
Posting on Instagram the Happy Mondays and Black Grape star wrote: “Mr Paul Wagstaff (Wags), remembering the good times. RIP my friend.”
Scott Carey, bassist for Manchester act Paris Angels, also paid tribute, recalling the happy times he spent with Wags.
Carey said: “His talent was innate as was his ability to sniff out a good time at 50 paces. He had a wonderment about his soul. A one off x.”
Wagstaff played guitar with Paris Angels as well as Shaun Ryder’s post-Happy Mondays’ project, Black Grape.
Black Grape was formed in 1993 by Bez and Ryder, and quickly became a force to be reckoned with on the music scene.
In 1995, the band hit the big time after signing with Radioactive Records.
Their debut album It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah shot to the top of the UK Albums Chart.
The record was a massive hit, producing three top 20 singles and earning platinum status in the UK.
Wagstaff is survived by his long-term partner Tamara Smith.
