Paul Gray was the original bassist for Southend teen rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods, scoring several hit singles and albums in the late '70's including the seminal summer anthem "Do Anything You Wanna Do". In early 1980 he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass. Gray contributed to two studio albums, The Black Album and Strawberries, but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different".

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  • Paul Gray was the original bassist for Southend teen rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods, scoring several hit singles and albums in the late '70's including the seminal summer anthem "Do Anything You Wanna Do". In early 1980 he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass. Gray contributed to two studio albums, The Black Album and Strawberries, but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different". After The Damned he joined UFO and remained until their split in 1987. He also sessioned live and on records for artists as diverse as Johnny Thunders, Rob Tyner (MC5) and Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!). In 1996 Gray reformed Eddie & the Hot Rods for one album, "Gasolene Days", for which he contributed the songwriting and supported the album with several tours in the UK and Germany. Gray was heavily involved with Community Music Wales, a charity aimed at nurturing and helping young bands based in Cardiff until severe tinnitus and hyperacusis precluded continuation with any musical activities. In 2005 he took up the post of Regional Officer, Wales & Southwest England for the British Musicians Union. He occasionally guests with The Damned on stage when they appear in the Welsh city.
  • Paul Gray ist ein britischer Bassist. Gray spielte zunächst in der Band Eddie & the Hot Rods, schloss sich jedoch 1980 als Bassist der Punkband The Damned an. Für diese Band spielte er zwei Alben ein, bevor er 1983 bei der Hard-Rock-Band UFO das Gründungsmitglied Pete Way ersetzte. Gray blieb bis zum vorzeitigen Ende der Band 1987 bei UFO. Darüber hinaus war er für Johnny Thunders' Soloband Living Dead, Andrew Ridgeley (ex-Wham!) als Studiobassist tätig. Für die Songs des 1996er Reunion Albums Gasolene Days von Eddie & the Hot Rods zeichnete hauptsächlich Paul Gray verantwortlich. Eine Deutschland-Tournee im Januar 1997 verschaffte der Gruppe wieder Aufmerksamkeit. Heute lebt Gray in Cardiff und engagiert sich in der karitativen Organisation Community Music Wales. Gelegentlich absolviert er Gastauftritte mit The Damned.
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  • July 2009
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  • Paul Gray (Slipknot)
  • the bassist of the band Slipknot
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  • Paul Gray was the original bassist for Southend teen rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods, scoring several hit singles and albums in the late '70's including the seminal summer anthem "Do Anything You Wanna Do". In early 1980 he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass. Gray contributed to two studio albums, The Black Album and Strawberries, but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different".
  • Paul Gray ist ein britischer Bassist. Gray spielte zunächst in der Band Eddie & the Hot Rods, schloss sich jedoch 1980 als Bassist der Punkband The Damned an. Für diese Band spielte er zwei Alben ein, bevor er 1983 bei der Hard-Rock-Band UFO das Gründungsmitglied Pete Way ersetzte. Gray blieb bis zum vorzeitigen Ende der Band 1987 bei UFO. Darüber hinaus war er für Johnny Thunders' Soloband Living Dead, Andrew Ridgeley (ex-Wham!) als Studiobassist tätig.
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  • Paul Gray (musician)
  • Paul Gray
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