Paul Samwell-Smith
Blues-rock, Bassist
1943 –
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Who is Paul Samwell-Smith?
Paul Samwell-Smith is best known as a founding member and bassist of the 1960s English band The Yardbirds, a group that spawned such noteworthy musicians as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. As a youth, Samwell-Smith attended Hampton School with The Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty.
While in The Yardbirds, he co-produced and engineered much of their music, working with record producers such as Mickie Most, Simon Napier-Bell and Giorgio Gomelsky. He left The Yardbirds in June 1966 to pursue a career as a music producer.
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- Born
- May 8, 1943
London - Also known as
- Samwell-Smith, Paul
- Paul Smith
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Hampton School
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on July 23, 2013
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