Matt Irving

Matt Irving
Born	(1950-03-16)16 March 1950 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	3 April 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 65)
Instruments	Keyboards accordion bass guitar vocals

Matt Irving (born Glasgow, Scotland; 16 March 1950 – 3 April 2015) was a Scottish singer and musician who played keyboards, accordion, and bass guitar.

Irving was the bass guitar player for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1981 and 1986. He featured on the albums Somewhere in Afrika and Budapest Live.^[1] Since leaving the band he has guested (on keyboards) with the Lords of the New Church, Squeeze, Chris Rea, Paul Young, and former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters. He also wrote the song "Some Conversation"' on the Wishbone Ash album Strange Affair.

Irving was also an integral part of the Tex-Mex band Los Pacaminos on vocals, keyboards and accordion.^[2]

Irving died in 2015 due to prostate cancer.^[3]

References

1. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Band Members (Matt Irving) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Platform End On-Line
2. "大阪・福岡一般情報". Los-pacaminos.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
3. Learner, Sue (14 December 2015). "Eighties pop stars Nik Kershaw, Paul Young and Squeeze's Chris Difford join forces for prostate cancer gig". homecare.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.