Simon Crowe

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Simon Crowe
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Background information
Birth nameSimon Crowe
Born1952or1953(age 71–72) [1]
Dublin, Ireland
Genres
OccupationDrummer
Years active1975–present
Labels
Member of The Boomtown Rats

Simon Crowe (born 1952or1953, [1] Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of the Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats. [2]

The Boomtown Rats, originally known as the "Nightlife Thugs", [3] was formed in 1975. [4] The band had eighteen hit singles in the UK in the 1970s and early 1980s. After the Boomtown Rats broke up, in 1986, Crowe lived in Devon for several years. [1] While in Devon, he played with the Exeter-based folk group Jiggerypipery. [5]

Crowe was also part of The Velcro Flies [6] (with ex-Boomtown Rat Garry Roberts) and Gung~Ho (with ex-Boomtown Rat Johnny Fingers). He subsequently formed a group, The Rats, with Roberts. [7] As of 2009, The Rats featured Roberts on guitar and Crowe on drums, with Pete Briquette on bass and Darren Beale on lead guitar.[ citation needed ] Bob Geldof did not (re)join the group as, according to Crowe, he was "doing his own thing". [7]

The Boomtown Rats reformed, with an original line-up that included Geldof, Briquette, Roberts and Crowe, in 2013. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kearns, Martha (27 April 1998). "Geldof under fire from former Rat". Irish Independent.
  2. Webster, Nick (16 January 2009). "Live Lounge hosts Boomtown rat founders Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe". Click Liverpool. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  3. Buckley, Peter (2003). The rough guide to rock. Rough Guides. p. 126. ISBN   978-1-84353-105-0 . Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. Boomtown Rats - Biography at AllMusic
  5. Fairbairn, Peter. "Jiggerypipery review". livingtradition.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. Amanda Doherty; Caoimhe Young (22 November 1998). "Where did our eighties pop idols get to?; Sunday News tracks down the stars who just 'disappeared'". Sunday Mirror . Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  7. 1 2 Taylor, Caroline (1 August 2008). "Interview: Simon Crowe of The Boomtown Rats". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk.
  8. Waller, Paul (25 May 2013). "Interview with Simon Crowe". pennyblackmusic.co.uk.