Bronski Beat co-founder Steve Bronski has died

Steve Bronski, co-founder and keyboard player of pioneering synth-pop band Bronski Beat, has died aged 61.
The musician formed the band in 1983 along with Jimmy Somerville and fellow musician Larry Steinbachek, who died after a battle with cancer in 2017.
The group’s first two singles both cracked the Top Ten, helping to bring LGBT themes to mainstream attention. ‘Smalltown Boy’ told the story of a young gay man who felt compelled to leave home because of his sexuality, while &