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Top works
- Police Lineup
- Mitigation in the Law of Damages
- Rocket Science
- Exercise Log
- Andy Summers
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Acting · Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK
Andy Summers is an English guitarist. He is best known as a former member of the band The Police as well as a solo artist and composer of numerous film scores.
Known for
- Sting and the Police at the BBC — Self2024
- Under the Volcano — Self2021
- Sting: Beyond The Police — Self - Musician (archive footage)2017
- Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups — Self2015
- John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly — Self2014
- Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police — Self2012
- The Police: Certifiable — Self - Guitar2008
- The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo — Self2008
- The Police: Better Than Therapy — Self2008
- Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out — Self - The Police Member (archive footage)2007
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1942
Discography
- I Advance Masked1982
- 2010 / To Hal And Back1984
- Bewitched1984
- XYZ1987
- Mysterious Barricades1988
- The Golden Wire1989
- Charming Snakes1990
- World Gone Strange1991
- Invisible Threads1993
- Synaesthesia1995
Member of
- Soft Machine1968–1968
- Eric Burdon & The Animals1968–1968
- Strontium 901977–1977
- The Police1977–1986
- The Police2003–2003
- The Police2007–2008
- The Secret Society
- Circa Zero
- Call the Police
- Dantalian’s Chariot
- Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
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- 29,192
- Total plays
- 330,264
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Andy Summers is an English guitarist and composer, best known as the guitarist for The Police. Born in 1942, Andy started as a jazz guitarist. He was a member of Zoot Money, The Animals, and Soft Machine, but he became famous as the guitarist of The Police. In the 80's he collaborated with King Crimson mastermind Robert Fripp and made some ambient/new age-oriented albums on his own as well. From the 90's on he turned back to jazz and fusion. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andy+Summers">Read
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Key facts
- Born
- Andrew James Summers , ( 1942-12-31 ) 31 December 1942 (age 83) , Poulton-le-Fylde , Lancashire , England
- Origin
- Bournemouth , Hampshire , England
- Genres
- Rock pop jazz
- Occupation
- Guitarist
- Years active
- 1959–present
- Labels
- A&M Private Music RCA Victor
- Formerly of
- The Police Dantalian's Chariot Soft Machine Eric Burdon and The Animals
- Website
- andysummers .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.andysummers.com
- Image
- Andy Summers 1989.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Andy Summers
- date of birth
- 1942-12-31
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- social media followers
- 15100
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Andy Summers, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Andrew James Summers (born 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist best known as a member of the rock band the Police. Prior to joining the Police, Summers had been a member of several bands during the 1960s, including Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Dantalian's Chariot, Soft Machine, and the Animals. He spent the first half of the 1970s furthering his musical education, before returning to professional work in 1975, eventually joining the Police two years later. Summers has also recorded solo albums, collaborated with other musicians (including two albums with Robert Fripp during the 1980s), composed film scores, written fiction, and exhibited his photography in galleries. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003.
Early life