Tucker Zimmerman: Iconic 1960s singer who shared a producer with David Bowie and his wife die in horror house fire
An iconic singer of the 1960s, who shared a producer with David Bowie, has died following a horror fire at his house.
A horrific house fire has caused the deaths of an iconic 1960s musician and his wife of 56 years. Tucker Zimmerman and Marie-Claire Lambert died of asphyxiation after their Belgium home was engulfed in flames.
The 84-year-old died on 17 January following a fire at their Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse home in Liege. One of their neighbours called the emergency services, but the fire was well under way when firefighters arrived. The fire is being treated as accidental.
The news of Tucker's death was shared by iconic music producer Tony Visconti, who took to social media to pay tribute to the folk legend. He wrote: "I just received tragic news from Quanah Zimmerman, the son of singer and songwriter Tucker Zimmerman.
"Tucker and his wonderful wife, Marie-Claire, perished in a house fire yesterday. I am stunned. I met Tucker and Marie-Claire in London, 1967. Tucker was a master musician and songwriter from San Francisco. His songs were biting and revolutionary. I produced his first album, Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman."
He added that Tucker, who was one of his "oldest friends", was adored by British star David Bowie. "We had met up several times over the decades and made a podcast recently. He was one of my oldest friends. David Bowie adored him.
"Tucker played a set of his songs at the Three Tuns in Beckenham, Kent, and David gave him a proper psychedelic light show during David's Arts Lab night. If you haven't heard Tucker's music, it was like a very dark version of Bob Dylan. I'm all choked up."