Paul Samwell-Smith

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Paul Samwell-Smith (born Paul Smith, 8 May 1943, in Richmond, Surrey) was a founding member and bassist of the 1960s English band, The Yardbirds which was created in June 1963 and included three lead guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

While in The Yardbirds, he worked with record producers such as Mickie Most, Simon Napier-Bell and Giorgio Gomelsky and co-produced and engineered much of their music. He left The Yardbirds in May 1966 to pursue a career as a music producer.

He went on to become a successful producer, with credits including Renaissance, Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull, Carly Simon, Chris De Burgh, Beverley Craven, Illusion and Claire Hamill, as well as producing two of Amazing Blondel's albums for Island Records, and the first and second albums by All About Eve for Mercury.

In the world of film, Paul Samwell-Smith was the music producer for Postcards from the Edge (1990) and for Harold and Maude (1971), and he worked as music recording supervisor.

Samwell-Smith was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Yardbirds) in 1992.