Paul Simon (born 1950 in

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,) is an English drummer who played with different

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and new wave artists including Ian North,

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and

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. He is the brother of Robin,

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and

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guitarist, with whom formed Ajanta Music, an experimental band, in the 1990s.

Biography

Being an organizer of the Halifax Arts Lab, in Halifax, he played with his younger brother Robin, in the 1970s in different bands of the area, and one of them included

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, later

. Later, he and Robert played in Limmie Snell's Limmie Funk Limited, touring England. In 1976, he was introduced to Ian North and the pair formed

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, later Neo. Between early and mid 1977, while playing gigs with Neo, he joined

, with former Radio's bandmate Martin Gordon, and recorded the ''"Good Personality"'' 7" single and some songs which were released in their Radio Stars ''Somewhere There's A Place For Us'' (1992); the time of his two bands were very full, dropping out from Radio Stars, who were preparing for a Japanese tour, while Neo had to do a gig at

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, being leal to North and his brother, rejoining for full-time with the latters, although Gordon and company asked him to tour in Japan. That line-up in Neo continued until February/March 1978, when his brother Robert decided quit and join to

, so Paul was sacked by North shortly afterwards. After Neo, he integrated a number of bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s. By 1979, he formed part of The Civilians, where began to team up with

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; in 1980 joined Cowboys International, replacing ex-

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Terry Chimes, recording some songs and doing the last tour before the split of that band; later, he was briefly in Girls At Our Best, recording their single "Politics!" / "It's Fashion" (November, 1980); later he and Herion dissolved The Civilians and formed

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, with

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, releasing a number of singles, in 1981. By the time he collaborated with his ex-Cowboys International bandmate, singer Ken Lockie in his album ''The Impossible'' (1981),

's The Mavericks and The Philistines as member, and with

and Sue Rachel as collaborator.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Paul 1950 births Living people English rock drummers British male drummers English new wave musicians Musicians from Halifax, West Yorkshire