To the 55 years and after having had a stroke two weeks ago, the renowned musician Willy Crook passed away on Sunday.

Leader of the Funky Torinos, Crook also performed with Patricio Rey and Los Redonditos de Ricota and played as a guest with numerous artists such as Charly García., The Fabulous Cadillacs, Sumo or Andrés Calamaro.

Willy Crook had an extensive career and became not only a benchmark of national rock, but he was also one of the pioneers of funk in our country, with a solo career that dropped eleven studio albums.

Born in Villa Gesell with the name of Eduardo Guillermo Pantano Crook, his first recognized appearance was in 1985, when he participated in the recording of “Gulp!”, the first album of the band led by Carlos “Indio” Solari y skay beilinson. With The Round, A year later, With the Redondos he went back to the studio to put his saxophone in the memory “October”.

His great talent led him to be a support artist for renowned international musicians such as the James Brown Band, David Bowie, Gotan Project, Rita marley, Alvin Lee, Matt White, Dead Bullfighters and Echo & The Bunnymen.

Nowadays, he was playing the most important records of his career, in addition to classics and versions with his band, task that he reluctantly also tackled via streaming.