b, *1958 GB, Birkenhead
Musician of Alternative and Rock
A.k.a. Anthony Friel
Tony Friel (born in Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire, 4 May 1958) is a bass guitarist known for his role in different new wave bands.He attended Heys Boys Secondary School, where he met Martin Bramah and got, along with him, Art O Level. He and Bramah shared many interests. In the mid-1970s, they were introduced by their friend Barbara Smith to her brother Mark E. Smith and his friend Una Baines. Smith, Baines, Bramah and Friel shared interests in music, and formed their first band, The Fall. Friel remained until December 1977, then he left.
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