Simon Kirke
Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born July 28, 1949 in Lambeth , London ) is a British drummer who became known with the bands Free and Bad Company .
Career
Kirke grew up in Wales and moved to London when he was 17 to look for a job in the booming blues scene. After 18 unsuccessful months he met Paul Kossoff , who played in a band called "Black Cat Bones", in which Kirke played for six months. Then Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser formed the band Free . Their biggest hit was "All Right Now", for which Paul Rodgers was recognized in 2000 because the song was heard over 2 million times on the radio.
After Free broke up in 1973, Kirke and Paul Rodgers formed Bad Company. There were also guitarist Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople and bassist Boz Burrell from King Crimson .
After the end of Bad Company in 1982, Kirke was involved in the less successful band "Wildlife". When Bad Company got back together in 1986, Kirke was there. In 2009 he toured again with Bad Company. Another project was his New York rock band "Zeta Vang". He has been on three tours with Ringo Starr's "All Star Band" and has worked with Wilson Pickett , Bo Diddley , Ray Charles , Jerry Lee Lewis , Keith Richards , Ronnie Wood and Eric Clapton .
Kirke is an accomplished songwriter who released solo albums in 2005 and 2011.
Kirke lives with his wife Lorraine in Manhattan. He has four children. His daughters Jemima and Lola are actresses, his daughter Domino a musician.
Discography
Free
- Tons of Sobs (1968)
- Free (1969)
- Fire and Water (1970)
- Highway (1970)
- Free Live! (1971) (live)
- Free at Last (1972)
- Heartbreaker (1973)
Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit
- Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit (1971)
Bad Company
- Bad Company (1974)
- Straight Shooter (1975)
- Run With the Pack (1976)
- Burnin 'Sky (1977)
- Desolation Angels (1979)
- Rough Diamonds (1982)
- 10 from 6 (1985) (compilation)
- Fame and Fortune (1986)
- Dangerous Age (1988)
- Holy Water (1990)
- Here Comes Trouble (1992)
- What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company (1993) (live)
- Company of Strangers (1995)
- Stories Told & Untold (1996)
- The Original Bad Company Anthology (1999) (compilation CD)
- In Concert: Merchants of Cool (2002)
Wildlife
- Wildlife (1983)
solo
- Seven Rays of Hope (2005)
- Filling the Void (2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 260. CN 5585
- ↑ Zeta Vang
Web links
- Official website
- Sound carrier by Simon Kirke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Simon Kirke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirke, Simon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirke, Simon Frederick St George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lambeth , London , UK |