Morgan, drummer with West Country band for 40 years, contracted coronavirus after Manchester gig

The drummer of the British band the Wurzels has died in hospital after contracting Covid-19 while on tour.

Somerset musician John Morgan, originally from Lydney, Gloucestershire, became ill with coronavirus after the Wurzels played at Manchester Academy earlier this month and died at the age of 80 on Friday in Gloucester Royal hospital, surrounded by his family.

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