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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Craig Gannon is an English musician and guitarist, who worked briefly with [[The Smiths]] and [[Morrissey]]. | Craig Gannon is an English musician and guitarist, who worked briefly with [[The Smiths]] and [[Morrissey]]. | ||
Craig Gannon joined The Smiths between March and May of 1986, between the end of their early February shows in Ireland and before the May release of [[Bigmouth Strikes Again (single) | Bigmouth Strikes Again]]. He was originally recruited to play bass when [[Andy Rourke]] was dismissed from the band for a drug addiction. This dismissal was short lived. When Rourke returned to the band, Craig became the second guitarist. His first live show with The Smiths was on [[Glasgow,_Scotland_1986-07-16_(The_Smiths_concert) | 16th July, 1986]]. | |||
His final live show was on [[Manchester,_England_1986-10-30_(The_Smiths_concert)| 30th October, 1986]] at the Manchester Free Trade Hall. He was dismissed from the band shortly afterwards. | |||
He has since composed music for film and television. | He has since composed music for film and television. | ||