It is to the Scottish musician that we owe the guitar solo in the title Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush. The artist has also collaborated with Paul McCartney, Sting and Joe Cocker.
Ian Bairnson, the musician who contributed to the success of the track Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush thanks to her guitar solo, died Saturday at the age of 69, announced his wife Leila Bairnson on Instagram.
The guitarist and former member of the groups Pilot and Alan Parsons Project, suffered for several years from dementia which had forced him in 2018 to cease his activities in music.
“Ian was the sweetest, kindest and most loving husband I could have ever wished for and I am relieved that he is now resting up there in his own piece of ‘Blue Blue Sky’ “, wrote Leila Bairnson on Instagram in reference to the piece of Alan Parsons Project.
“I would like to thank the doctors (…) as well as our families and close friends for the love and support they gave us during these difficult years when Ian was battling dementia,” she said. added.
Eternal musical legacy
Born in Shetland, Ian Bairnson made a name for himself when he formed the music group Pilot in 1973 with musicians David Paton and Billy Lyall. It is with several members of this formation that the guitarist then founded The Alan Parsons Projecta rock band active between 1975 and 1990.
Besides his famous collaboration with Kate Bush on the track Wuthering HeightsIan Bairnson has also worked during his career with renowned artists such as Paul McCartney, Sting, Joe Cocker and Mick Fleetwood.
“Although he has passed away, Ian’s musical legacy remains with us and will continue to delight us and light up our lives forever,” his wife, Leila Bairnson concluded on Instagram.
