Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould was an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42.
11 Facts About Boon Gould
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Boon Gould was the guitarist of Level 42 and occasional saxophone player on their earliest albums.
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Boon Gould continued writing lyrics with the band and was present during studio work for the Staring at the Sun album in 1988.
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Boon Gould released two solo studio albums: Tin Man and Love Kills Overtime, the second under the pseudonym 'Zen Gangsters'.
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Boon Gould maintained a relationship with lead vocalist and bassist Mark King, occasionally seen attending King's concerts in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Boon Gould provided lyrics for King's second solo studio album One Man and the full 2004 reunion of the band was officially announced on his website, although this reunion was very brief.
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Boon Gould provided lyrics, some guitar work, and some music for Level 42's eleventh studio album Retroglide, although he and King had an agreement that Boon Gould was credited solely for lyrics and King solely for music.
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In 2018, Boon Gould made his last recording when he contributed a guitar solo to his brother Phil's album Beautiful Wounds, on a track called "The Russian Submariner".
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In October 2012, Boon Gould joined his longtime bandmates and friends, Mark King and Mike Lindup, for a one off guest appearance in Bristol.
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Boon Gould performed alongside the band for the songs "Heathrow" and "Love Games".
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Boon Gould was found dead at a friend's home in Uffculme, Devon on 30 April 2019, aged 64.