Tributes have been paid to Scott Walker, the "musical genius" who shot to fame in The Walker Brothers, following his death aged 76.

The pop trio, formed in California, enjoyed hits like The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Make It Easy On Yourself, in the 1960s.

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote on Twitter: "So very sad to hear that Scott Walker has passed away, he was a huge influence on Radiohead and myself, showing me how I could use my voice and words.

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"Met him once at Meltdown (festival), such a kind gentle outsider. He will be very missed."

Marc Almond said that Walker was an "absolute musical genius, existential and intellectual and a star right from the days of the Walker Brothers".

The Herald:

Absolutely saddened shocked by the death of Scott Walker," he wrote on Instagram.

"He gave me so much inspiration. So much I owe to him and modelled on him even down to my early Soft Cell hair cut and dark glasses..."

He added: "So many of his songs will go round in my head forever. And that voice. We lost Bowie, now we've lost him. There is surely a crack in the universe. Thank you Scott."

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Walker's record label 4AD described the singer-songwriter as "one of the most revered innovators at the sharp end of creative music".

These are the biggest hits of Scott Walker and the Walker Brothers, according to You Tube popularity.

10. My Ship Is Coming In -  0.47m hits

9. Joanna (Scott Walker) -  0.58m

8. Epizootics (Scott Walker) - 0.59m

7. No Regrets - 0.68m

6.  First Love Never Dies  - 0.7m

5. Jackie (Scott Walker) -  0.72m

4. Walking In The Rain  - 0.76m

3. The Electrician - 0.97m

2. Make It Easy On Yourself    - 2.62m

1.  The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore -  8m