# RIP David Kaff - keyboardist for Spinal Tap

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 15, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883 "2025-07-15T18:46:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/1 "2025-07-15T18:46:08Z")

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RIP.

> **[David Kaff, Spinal Tap keyboardist and musician, dies aged 79](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/15/david-kaff-spinal-tap-keyboardist-and-musician-dies-aged-79)**
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> The British musician and actor, who played Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s mockumentary, died in his sleep

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WrhzX3dRRiI/hqdefault.jpg "Have a good time all the time.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhzX3dRRiI)

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/2 "2025-07-15T19:09:08Z")

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How many drummers did he outlive?

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**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/3 "2025-07-15T19:31:13Z")

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Did they dust him for vomit?

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/4 "2025-07-15T19:32:39Z")

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Authorities said… best leave it… unsolved

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/5 "2025-07-15T22:39:29Z")

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That makes the current trailer for Spinal Tap 2 - in which a producer asks for one of the members to die on stage so that they can get more publicity - weirdly prophetic (even though it wasn’t on stage).

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/6 "2025-07-15T22:41:21Z")

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All of them.

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/7 "2025-07-15T23:12:06Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> trailer for Spinal Tap 2

Wait, there is a trailer? I’ve seen only the teaser.

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883/8 "2025-07-15T23:20:33Z")

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“Sneak peek”.

[Spinal Tap II: The End Continues ~ Sneak Peek](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nddv3c8pa6k)