Chris Gaffney of the Hacienda Brothers [ tickets ] died at an Orange County, CA, hospital Thursday morning (4/17) after battling liver cancer.

He suffered a fall at home, and died in his sleep after being admitted to the hospital, according to his publicist.

Gaffney had a long career as a solo artist, and also recorded and toured extensively as a member of Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men.

The Hacienda Brothers was a collaboration between singer/songwriter Gaffney and Dave Gonzalez, best known as the guitarist, singer, and songwriter with the blues/rockabilly combo The Paladins.