Matt Irving

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Matt Irving | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1950|03|16}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|04|03|1950|03|16|df=yes}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | instrument = {{hlist|Keyboards|accordion|bass guitar|vocals}} }} '''Matt Irving''' (16 March 1950 – 3 April 2015) was a Scottish singer and musician who played keyboards, accordion, and bass guitar.

Irving was the bass guitar player for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1981 and 1986. He featured on the albums ''Somewhere in Afrika'' (1982) and ''Budapest Live'' (1984).<ref>[http://www.platform-end.co.uk/html/matt_i.html Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Band Members (Matt Irving)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924074134/http://www.platform-end.co.uk/html/matt_i.html |date=24 September 2015 }} Platform End On-Line</ref> Since leaving the band he has guested (on keyboards) with the Lords of the New Church, Squeeze, Chris Rea, Paul Young, and former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters. He also wrote the song "Some Conversation"' on the Wishbone Ash album ''Strange Affair'' (1991).

Irving was also an integral part of the Tex-Mex band Los Pacaminos on vocals, keyboards and accordion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.los-pacaminos.com/ |title=大阪・福岡一般情報 |publisher=Los-pacaminos.com |access-date=2013-06-17 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829161359/http://www.los-pacaminos.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Irving died in 2015 due to prostate cancer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.homecare.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1572843/eighties-pop-stars-prostate-cancer-gig | title = Eighties pop stars Nik Kershaw, Paul Young and Squeeze's Chris Difford join forces for prostate cancer gig | work = homecare.co.uk | last1 = Learner | first1 = Sue | date = 2015-12-14 | access-date = 2018-02-18 }}</ref>

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