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Founding Y&T guitarist Joey Alves has passed away at the age of 63..

Original member and guitarist of Y&T Joey Alves has passed away at the age of 63 after a battle with ulcerative colitis and other health complications.
Alves played on the first eight studio albums, including In Rock We Trust and Down for the Count. Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti who is the only surviving member of the original band that recorded the 1976 debut posted onFacebook:

It’s with great sadness that I write this today. Y&T's original rhythm guitarist, Joey Alves, passed away at 7:10 this morning at the age of 63. He suffered from ulcerative colitis and other complications that led to his passing. Joey was one of the finest rock rhythm guitarists, and I’ll always remember playing next to him chunking out those monster chords with his classic red double cutaway ‘59 Les Paul Jr. As Ronnie Montrose once said about Joey, “There are rhythm players, then there's Joey. A class of his own.....”.
He was a fun guy who always played with attitude and conviction, and was responsible for writing some memorable riffs for Y&T over the years. His friendship and presence will be missed. This is a great loss for all the Y&T family and faithful. He now joins Phil and Leonard in rock and roll heaven.
-Dave

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Founding Y&T guitarist Joey Alves has passed away at the age of 63..