Karl Wallinger, best known for being a member of The Waterboys and playing on their hit song The Whole of the Moon, has died aged 66. Mike Scott, the band’s lead singer, is among those paying tribute to Wallinger. The Welsh-born musician and songwriter, who also fronted solo project World Party, passed away on Sunday. He played keyboard and guitar on a number of The Waterboys’ early songs. A cause of death has not yet been announced.
In a tribute to Wallinger, Waterboys frontman Mike Scott described him as one of the “finest musicians I’ve ever known.” He wrote:Just received this. Travel on well my old friend. You are one of the finest musicians I've ever known. The instrumentalist joined the Waterboys in 1983 and played a variety of instruments on their second and third albums, the This included playing on the bands huge hit single, The Whole of the Moon, which became one of the biggest songs of the 80s. After leaving the band in 1985, Karl Wallinger released music as World Party from 1986 to 200