RIP Steve Priest of Sweet

While I'm not finding anything yet in the news media, Andy Scott's official Sweet Facebook page has confirmed his passing. I loved the Sweet since I first heard "Little Willy" and really dug their high-energy, hard-rockin' pop madness like "Ballroom Blitz", "Fox on the Run" and the related albums. Priest was an important piece of the puzzle - a terrific bassist and amazing backing singer. Sad to hear of his passing.

The UK Mirror has confirmed. (Thanks to John Armstrong for finding this link)
Funny that the Mirror says that "Blockbuster" was their biggest hit - I don't think that one even charted in the States, unlike some of the others.