Nazareth singer Dan McCafferty Musica has died at the age of 76

“This is the saddest announcement I’ve ever had to make,” wrote Agnew. “Dan’s family has lost a wonderfully loving husband and father. I lost my best friend and the world has lost one of the greatest singers that ever lived. “

McCafferty has been the lead singer of Nazareth since 1968, when the band started, and in 2013. That year he retired for health reasons. Nazareth achieved the greatest successes in the 1970s. With their version of the old Everly Brothers song “Love Hurts”, the group had a number 1 hit in several countries in 1976.