The rock and roll world is in mourning this week after the death of Bad Company vocalist Brian Anthony Howe, who died on Tuesday at the age of 66.

Paul Easton, Howe’s longtime friend and manager, confirmed his death to Fox News, saying that he died at his Florida home after suffering from cardiac arrest.

“It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of a loving father, friend and musical icon, Brian Howe,” Easton said. “Though EMTs were able to have a short conversation with him, he slipped away, and they were unable to revive him.”

Howe’s sister Sandie also released a statement reacting to the singer and songwriter’s death.

“Finding the appropriate words to express the pain in our hearts over losing my brother has been difficult,” Sandie said. “Our family would like to thank you for your compassion and the outpouring of love we are receiving.”

Howe had previously suffered from a heart attack back in 2017, and a friend of his explained that he was recently involved in a scooter accident that left him with “broken ribs and a punctured lung.” The unnamed friend added that Howe will be remembered as a “great man with a big heart” who was a “huge” animal lover. His family and friends are now trying to find new forever homes for his many pets, including five dogs.

Howe had confirmed on social media that he was suffering just six days ago.

“Horrible,” Howe responded to someone who asked how he was feeling. “Broken ribs are NO fun.”

Born in Portsmouth, England, Howe found success as the lead singer of Ted Nugent’s “Penetrator” album, which reached No. 56 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart with “Tied Up In Love.” He went on to join Bad Company in the 1980s, replacing original member Paul Rodgers on lead vocals. He released “Fame and Fortune” with the band in 1986, and later released the albums “Dangerous Age,” “Here Comes Trouble” and “Holy Water.”

Howe left the band in 1994 to pursue a solo career. He had been living in Florida for years, but he had recently expressed hopes to move to Nashville, Tennessee to start a new music career.

“That would wake me up, I think, musically, and take me down roads that I’m not used to being on,” Howe said. “And I think that’s healthy for you, too, if you’re an artist. I think you have to have different inputs and listen to other people’s influences and see what happens.”

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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