Prog luminaries including Steve Hackett and Geoff Downes pay tribute to
Singer and multi-instrumentalist who died after an accident at the weekend
![David Longdon, frontman of prog rock band Big Big Train, dies aged 56](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/506221736f7b60010c68a518f5d56d1921fcdc30/355_471_1740_1044/master/1740.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=48a6fe74ce4a72fc4c321a0c9814142c)
David Longdon, the frontman and multi-instrumentalist with
British prog rock band Big Big Train, has died aged 56.
Longdon died in a Nottingham hospital on 20 November following an accident, the group said in a statement. No further details were shared.