Simon Wright (born June 19 1963) is an English drummer best known for his stints with rock n' roll legends AC/DC and Dio. He first started playing drums in his early teens and cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as his greatest influences. Wright began his career in A II Z, a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens.

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  • Simon Wright (born June 19 1963) is an English drummer best known for his stints with rock n' roll legends AC/DC and Dio. He first started playing drums in his early teens and cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as his greatest influences. Wright began his career in A II Z, a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens. The full lineup consisted of David Owens (vocals), Gary Owens (guitar), Gam Campbell (bass), Karl Reti (drums). They rapidly acquired a local following in Manchester, and were quickly snapped up by Polydor Records, eager to cash in on the exploding NWOBHM boom. A single live album, The Witch Of Berkley, followed in 1980. Reti was subsequently replaced by Wright. The band then promptly disintegrated, Wright then went on to perform in Tytan and recorded on their full-length debut album "Rough Justice", however; that band also disslved shortly before the release of the debut. Wright joined AC/DC after their drummer, Phil Rudd, was fired in 1983. AC/DC recorded three albums with Wright in the mid-late 80s; Fly on the Wall, Who Made Who and Blow Up Your Video. Wright then left the group in 1989, and was replaced by Chris Slade. Simon Wright joined Rhino Bucket to replace the departed Liam Jason for their third album, 1994's independently released Pain. In 2007, he reunited with the band and is featured on their latest album The Hardest Town. Wright has had two stints with Dio, 1990-91 and 1998-present. With the band he has recorded four studio albums and two live albums. His drumming can also be heard on albums by UFO, Michael Schenker Group and John Norum. In 2005, Wright participated on a tribute album to Heavy metal icons Iron Maiden. It was his second time doing a tribute disc; the first experience being in 1998 on an AC/DC tribute album titled Thunderbolt. In 2006 Wright is credited in the song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" on the album Butchering the Beatles, a heavy metal tribute. Actually he is playing drums with Joe Lynn Turner&Big Noise (ex-rainbow-deep purple).
  • Simon Wright ist ein britischer Musiker. Er war von 1983 bis 1990 Schlagzeuger der australischen Hardrock-Band AC/DC.
  • Simon Wright je anglický bubeník, který vešel ve známost svou spoluprací se slavnými hard rockovými umělci, jako byli AC/DC, nebo Ronnie James Dio. Členem AC/DC byl od roku 1983, kdy byl z kapely vyhozen Phil Rudd, do roku 1989, kdy jej. V AC/DC jej nahradil Chris Slade. S kapelou natočil celkem tři alba, Fly on the Wall, Who Made Who a Blow Up Your Video. Wright tvrdí, že jeho hudebními idoly byli Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge a John Bonham.
  • Simon Wright (19 de junio de 1963, Manchester, Inglaterra, es un baterista de música Rock, especialmente conocido por haber tocado con bandas como AC/DC o Dio.
  • Simon Wright tunnetaan parhaiten entisenä AC/DC:n ja Ronnie James Dion rumpalina. Wright aloitti rumpujen soiton hyvin nuorena ja oli jo 13-vuotiaana itseoppinut rumpali. Wrightin omien sanojen mukaan hänen esikuviaan olivat Cozy Powell, John Bonham ja Tommy Aldridge. Wrightin ensimmäinen ammattimainen esiintyminen oli Girlschoolin Screamin Blue Murder Tour -nimisellä kiertueella. Simon Wright liittyi AC/DC:n riveihin vuosiksi 1983-1989, kun alkuperäinen rumpali Phil Rudd poistui miehistöstä. Wright soitti rumpuja kolmella AC/DC-levyllä: Fly on the Wall, Who Made Who ja Blow Up Your Video. Vuosina 1989-1993 ja vuodesta 2000 lähtien Wright on levyttänyt 6 albumia Dion riveissä. Uusin levytys on vuoden 2005 konserttitaltiointi Evil or Divine. Wright on vieraillut myös yhtyeissä UFO, Michael Schenker Group ja John Norum. Vuonna 2005 Simon Wright vieraili Iron Maiden -tribuuttilevyllä. Hän on soittanut myös aiemmin cover-levyllä, vuoden 1998 julkaisulla Thunderbolt, joka oli kunnianosoitus hänen entiselle työnantajalleen, AC/DC:lle. Tällä hetkellä Wright soittaa Rhino Bucket- nimisessä yhtyeessä. Simon Wrightin projekteja ovat tällä hetkellä Dion uusi albumi ja DVD On The Road With Simon Wright.
  • Simon Wright est né le 19 juin 1963 en Angleterre. À 18 ans il rejoint le groupe Tora Tora qui ne publie qu'un simple. En 1980 Simon Wright rejoint AIIZ qui enregistre un album "Witch of Berkeley". Suit le groupe Tytan en 1982, qui se sépare durant l'été 1983. Sans activité, il se rend à une audition après la parution d'une annonce assez vague d'un groupe rock "cherchant un batteur frappant fort". Il rejoint AC/DC fin 1983 pour la tournée mondiale Flick of the Switch qui débute au Canada puis aux États-Unis. Il enregistre Fly on the Wall et Blow Up Your Video avec AC/DC et joue en 1986 sur les titres "inédits" de l'album Who Made Who. Il quitte le groupe en 1989 pour rejoindre Ronnie James Dio.
  • Ha militato in diverse band heavy metal e hard rock di successo come AC/DC, Dio e Rhino Bucket.
  • Simon Wright is een Brits drummer. Wright speelde begin jaren 80 in de bands Tytan en AIIZ. In 1983 werd hij de opvolger van Phil Rudd in AC/DC. Rond 1989/90 verliet hij op eigen initiatief deze band om bij Dio te gaan spelen. Hij is verder ook actief geweest in de band Rhino Bucket.
  • Simon Wright er en engelsk trommeslager, mest kjent for å ha spilt med AC/DC fra 1983-1989. Han hjalp til med å lage albumene Fly on the Wall, Blow Up Your Video og Who Made Who før han forlot bandet.
  • Simon Wright, brytyjski muzyk, perkusista. Karierę rozpoczął w zespole Tora Tora, następnie grał w formacjach A II Z i Tytan. Od 1983 członek AC/DC; przez sześć lat w zespole nagrał trzy albumy: "Fly On The Wall", "Who Made Who" i "Blow Up Your Video". Odszedł z zespołu do grupy Dio, z którą nagrał w 1990 krążek Lock Up the Wolves. W 1990 Dio rozwiązał zespół. W latach 90. Simon Wright grał z Rhino Bucket (album Pain z 1994), Johnem Norumem, Mogg/Way i UFO. Powrócił do Dio w 2000 i gra tam do dziś.
  • Simon Wright é um baterista profissional, mais conhecido por ter tocado com as lendas do rock AC/DC e Ronnie James Dio. Começou a tocar na adolescência e cita Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge e John Bonham como suas influências. Começou a carreira na A II Z, banda do movimento New Wave Of British Heavy Metal fundada no ano de 1979, em Manchester, Inglaterra, pelo guitarrista Gary Owens. A formação consistia em David Owens (vocal), Gary Owens (guitarra), Gam Campbell (baixo), Karl Reti (bateria). Rapidamente obteve reconhecimento em Manchester, conseguindo um selo da Polydor Records, que queria ganhar dinheiro em cima do estouro do movimento NWOBHM. Um álbum single, The Witch Of Berkley, saiu em 1980. Reti foi então substituído por Wright. A banda prontamente se desmanchou. Somente Wright conquistou maior sucesso. Ele se juntou ao AC/DC após a saída do baterista Phil Rudd, em 1983. A banda gravou 3 discos com Wright na metade dos anos 80; Fly on the Wall, Who Made Who e Blow Up Your Video. Wright deixou o grupo em 1989, sendo substituído por Chris Slade. Gravou 6 discos com a banda Dio, sendo o mais recente gravado em 2005, intitulado Evil or Divine. Wright também pode ser ouvido tocando em álbuns de bandas como UFO, Michael Schenker Group e John Norum. Em 2005, participou de um álbum tributo à banda ícone do Heavy metal, Iron Maiden, sendo esse seu segundo álbum desse tipo. Seu primeiro foi produzido em 1998, intitulado Thunderbolt, tributo aos ex-colegas da banda AC/DC. Biografia do baterista no site da banda Dio
  • Файл:Acdc simon wright. jpg Саймон Райт в 1983 году Саймон Райт — британский барабанщик, известный по работе в группах AC/DC и Dio.
  • Simon Wright, född 19 juni 1963 i Manchester, är en brittisk musiker, trummis i heavy metal-bandet Dio. Han har tidigare, mellan 1983 och 1989, även spelat med AC/DC. När han spelade med Ac/DC så använde han sig av sonor på sina trummor precis som Phil gjorde/gör.
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  • Simon Wright (born June 19 1963) is an English drummer best known for his stints with rock n' roll legends AC/DC and Dio. He first started playing drums in his early teens and cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as his greatest influences. Wright began his career in A II Z, a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens.
  • Simon Wright ist ein britischer Musiker. Er war von 1983 bis 1990 Schlagzeuger der australischen Hardrock-Band AC/DC.
  • Simon Wright je anglický bubeník, který vešel ve známost svou spoluprací se slavnými hard rockovými umělci, jako byli AC/DC, nebo Ronnie James Dio. Členem AC/DC byl od roku 1983, kdy byl z kapely vyhozen Phil Rudd, do roku 1989, kdy jej. V AC/DC jej nahradil Chris Slade. S kapelou natočil celkem tři alba, Fly on the Wall, Who Made Who a Blow Up Your Video. Wright tvrdí, že jeho hudebními idoly byli Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge a John Bonham.
  • Simon Wright (19 de junio de 1963, Manchester, Inglaterra, es un baterista de música Rock, especialmente conocido por haber tocado con bandas como AC/DC o Dio.
  • Simon Wright tunnetaan parhaiten entisenä AC/DC:n ja Ronnie James Dion rumpalina. Wright aloitti rumpujen soiton hyvin nuorena ja oli jo 13-vuotiaana itseoppinut rumpali. Wrightin omien sanojen mukaan hänen esikuviaan olivat Cozy Powell, John Bonham ja Tommy Aldridge. Wrightin ensimmäinen ammattimainen esiintyminen oli Girlschoolin Screamin Blue Murder Tour -nimisellä kiertueella.
  • Simon Wright est né le 19 juin 1963 en Angleterre. À 18 ans il rejoint le groupe Tora Tora qui ne publie qu'un simple. En 1980 Simon Wright rejoint AIIZ qui enregistre un album "Witch of Berkeley". Suit le groupe Tytan en 1982, qui se sépare durant l'été 1983. Sans activité, il se rend à une audition après la parution d'une annonce assez vague d'un groupe rock "cherchant un batteur frappant fort".
  • Ha militato in diverse band heavy metal e hard rock di successo come AC/DC, Dio e Rhino Bucket.
  • Simon Wright is een Brits drummer. Wright speelde begin jaren 80 in de bands Tytan en AIIZ. In 1983 werd hij de opvolger van Phil Rudd in AC/DC. Rond 1989/90 verliet hij op eigen initiatief deze band om bij Dio te gaan spelen. Hij is verder ook actief geweest in de band Rhino Bucket.
  • Simon Wright er en engelsk trommeslager, mest kjent for å ha spilt med AC/DC fra 1983-1989. Han hjalp til med å lage albumene Fly on the Wall, Blow Up Your Video og Who Made Who før han forlot bandet.
  • Simon Wright, brytyjski muzyk, perkusista. Karierę rozpoczął w zespole Tora Tora, następnie grał w formacjach A II Z i Tytan. Od 1983 członek AC/DC; przez sześć lat w zespole nagrał trzy albumy: "Fly On The Wall", "Who Made Who" i "Blow Up Your Video". Odszedł z zespołu do grupy Dio, z którą nagrał w 1990 krążek Lock Up the Wolves. W 1990 Dio rozwiązał zespół. W latach 90. Simon Wright grał z Rhino Bucket (album Pain z 1994), Johnem Norumem, Mogg/Way i UFO.
  • Simon Wright é um baterista profissional, mais conhecido por ter tocado com as lendas do rock AC/DC e Ronnie James Dio. Começou a tocar na adolescência e cita Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge e John Bonham como suas influências. Começou a carreira na A II Z, banda do movimento New Wave Of British Heavy Metal fundada no ano de 1979, em Manchester, Inglaterra, pelo guitarrista Gary Owens.
  • Файл:Acdc simon wright. jpg Саймон Райт в 1983 году Саймон Райт — британский барабанщик, известный по работе в группах AC/DC и Dio.
  • Simon Wright, född 19 juni 1963 i Manchester, är en brittisk musiker, trummis i heavy metal-bandet Dio. Han har tidigare, mellan 1983 och 1989, även spelat med AC/DC. När han spelade med Ac/DC så använde han sig av sonor på sina trummor precis som Phil gjorde/gör.
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