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Zombies Founder Rod Argent Retires From Touring After Suffering Stroke

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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Keyboardist Rod Argent, founder of legendary British groups the Zombies and Argent, will retire from touring as he recovers from a stroke, the group’s management announced on Thursday. “Rod had recently returned home from a triumphant Zombies tour of the UK, and spent a weekend in London with his beloved wife Cathy, celebrating his 79th birthday and their 52nd wedding anniversary, before the stroke occurred,” the announcement reads. “He was hospitalized overnight, and released the next day.

Doctors have advised that Rod will need several months of rest and recuperation. “Rod has asked us to convey that he has made the very difficult decision to immediately retire from touring in order to protect his health.

He was already preparing to wind down his live performance schedule after health scares on recent tours (a Fall 2024 USA run was in the works that was intended to be his final overseas tour, and a farewell to the country that launched The Zombies’ career in 1964).

However, the stroke was an unmistakable warning sign that the risks are too great. Rod still firmly intends to continue his other creative joy of writing and recording with The Zombies, and has already been back at his piano for some much-needed ‘Bach therapy.’” The Zombies formed St.

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