Simon Crowe Musical artist

Simon Crowe (born April 14, 1955, Dublin, Ireland) is one of the current drummers for the Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats.The original name of the Boomtown Rats was the "Nightlife Thugs". The name Boomtown Rats was taken from a novel entitled Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie.The Boomtown Rats had eighteen hit singles in the UK, including "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Crowe has also been part of The Velcro Flies (with ex-Boomtown Rat Garry Roberts) and Gung~Ho (with ex-Boomtown Rat Johnny Fingers).The Boomtown Rats presently features Garry Roberts on guitar and Simon Crowe on drums, with the addition of Peter Barton on bass, and Darren Beale on lead guitar.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 14, 1955
Birth place
Dublin , Ireland

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Musical artist

Career started1975
associated musical artist
The Boomtown Rats
Jiggerypipery
The Velcro Flies
Gung~Ho (band)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
New wave music
Punk rock
Pop rock
instrument
Drum kit
Percussion instrument
record label
Mercury Records
Columbia Records
Ensign Records
Mulligan Records (Ireland only)

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Bob GeldofMusical artist

Simon Crowe on Wikipedia