# Bruce Gary (Drummer, the Knack) Dies at 55

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-gary-drummer-the-knack-dies-at-55/370050>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 24, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-gary-drummer-the-knack-dies-at-55/370050 "2006-08-24T15:44:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-gary-drummer-the-knack-dies-at-55/370050/1 "2006-08-24T15:44:16Z")

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Or so Bloomberg reports, citing the Associated Press. Lymphoma did him in, apparently. Gary was a founder of the Knack, whose first album, _Get the Knack_, sold more than 6 million copies.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-gary-drummer-the-knack-dies-at-55/370050/2 "2006-08-24T21:45:09Z")

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> [@ColonelDax](#):
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> Or so Bloomberg reports, citing the Associated Press. Lymphoma did him in, apparently. Gary was a founder of the Knack, whose first album, _Get the Knack_, sold more than 6 million copies.

Oh damn - really great power-pop drummer…