David Paton

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David Paton
Background information
Born	29 October 1949 (1949-10-29) (age 58)
Instrument(s)	Bass, Guitar
Website	http://www.davidpaton.com

David Paton (born 29 October 1949, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a bass and guitar player, most notably with three different bands: Pilot, Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist.

Other credits include bass and backing vocals for several records by Fish, and, in the late 1990s, numerous albums by Rick Wakeman.

Paton was a member of an early version of the Bay City Rollers.

In 1984, he was a member of Keats.

Paton also appeared solo in the Countdown Spectacular 2 concert series in Australia, between August and September 2007, as a performer and musical director. He sang on Pilot's two big hits: "January" and "Magic".

[edit] External links

• Official site - detailed list of Paton's session work

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