Simon Crowe
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| Birth name | Simon Crowe |
| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[1] Dublin, Ireland |
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| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
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Simon Crowe (born 1952 or 1953,[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
[edit]- ^ a b c Kearns, Martha (27 April 1998). "Geldof under fire from former Rat". Irish Independent.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The rough guide to rock. Rough Guides. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Boomtown Rats - Biography at AllMusic
- ^ Fairbairn, Peter. "Jiggerypipery review". livingtradition.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Taylor, Caroline (1 August 2008). "Interview: Simon Crowe of The Boomtown Rats". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Waller, Paul (25 May 2013). "Interview with Simon Crowe". pennyblackmusic.co.uk.
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