Spinal Tap drummer Ric Parnell has died, aged 70

Ric Parnell, who played fictional drummer Mick Shrimpton in the film This Is Spinal Tap, has died at the age of 70.
Harry Shearer, who also starred in the 1984 mock documentary on the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, announced the news via Twitter before it was confirmed by Yahoo News. No cause of death has been reported at this time.Ric Parnell, our drummer in This is Spinal Tap, passed away today.No one ever rocked harder.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) May 2, 2022Fronted by ac