Bob Casale | Devo guitarist, 61

Bob Casale, 61, the guitarist for Devo, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," has died of heart failure, his brother and band member Gerald Casale said Tuesday.

Devo founding member Casale said his younger brother's death Monday was "sudden" and "a total shock." "As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning," Casale said. No further details on his death were provided.

Alan Myers, the group's drummer, died last year at 58 after a battle with cancer. - AP