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Scottish bass and guitar player

Person · Open Library

Works
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1949
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David Paton (born 29 October 1949) is a Scottish bass and guitar player. Most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist He wrote and sang on Pilot's two big hits: "January" and "Magic". Paton was also a member of an early version of the Bay City Rollers. Paton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew up in the south-eastern suburb of Gilmerton, where he attended Liberton High Sch

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
guitar
Official website
www.davidpaton.com
Image
DavidPaton2017.jpg
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date of birth
1949-10-29
start of work period
1960-00-00
Commons category
David Paton (musician)
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