Bad Company’s Brian Anthony Howe Dead at 66

The UK rocker sang with Ted Nugent and fronted Bad Company across several records
Brian Anthony Howe
Brian Anthony Howe, March 1991 (John Atashian/Getty Images)

Brian Anthony Howe, known for his time as the lead singer of the UK rock band Bad Company, has died, TMZ, Metro.co.uk, and People report. According to TMZ, Howe died yesterday (May 6) at his Florida home from cardiac arrest. The singer had previously suffered a heart attack in September 2017. Brian Howe was 66 years old.

Brian Howe gained notoriety when he sang lead vocals on Ted Nugent’s 1984 album Penetrator, which reached No. 56 on the Billboard 200. Shortly after his Nugent stint, Howe joined Bad Company, replacing original vocalist Paul Rodgers.

Howe sang on Bad Company’s Fame and Fortune (1986), Dangerous Age (1988), Holy Water (1990), and Here Comes Trouble (1992), as well as the 1993 live album What You Hear Is What You Get. After leaving the band in 1994, Howe released three solo albums: 1997’s Tangled in Blue, 2003’s Touch, and 2010’s Circus Bar.

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