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.


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