Paul Samwell-Smith Musical artist

Paul Samwell-Smith (born Paul Smith, 8 May 1943, in Richmond, Surrey) 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 08, 1943
Hometown
England
Surrey
Richmond London

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Musical artist

Career started1960
associated musical artist
The Yardbirds
Renaissance (band)
Box of Frogs
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Rock music
Blues rock
Pop rock
instrument
Bass guitar
Guitar
Percussion instrument
Keyboard instrument
Singing

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