Simon King

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Simon King

dr, perc, *1950 GB, Oxford
Musician of Rock

Simon King (born Oxford, 12 August 1950) is an English drummer most noted for his work with Hawkwind. He was described in 1985 by British rock magazine 'Sounds' as (the) 'definitive rock drummer.'His career commenced as a teenager in the late 1960s in the Oxfordshire-based psychedelic group Opal Butterfly who produced two singles as well as contributing to the soundtrack to the film Groupie Girl, in which King had a cameo role.According to Hawkwind guitarist Dave Brock, in a 1984 taped interview for Tim Gadd's radio show 'Zooks', King left the band after 1979 because of drug problems.

Instruments

Drums
Percussion
Vocals

Genres

Rock
Electronic
Dance

Plays With

Hawklords

Hawkwind

Michael Moorcock's Deep Fix

Opal Butterfly

The Bunch.

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

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Discogs

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Acknowledgements

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