Paul Quinn (guitarist)

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Paul Quinn
Paul Quinn performing live in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Paul Anthony Quinn
Born	(1951-12-26) 26 December 1951 Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, Backing vocals
Years active	1976-present
Labels	Capitol, EMI, Steamhammer, SPV
Associated acts	Saxon

Paul Quinn (born Paul Anthony Quinn, 26 December 1951, Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English guitarist, and the founding member of the heavy metal band Saxon. Quinn and vocalist Biff Byford are the only remaining members of Saxon's original line up, and are both present on every Saxon release. Quinn is also a songwriter, contributing to every Saxon album.^[1]

Musical Influences

Quinns' musical influences include John Mayall with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, ZZ Top, Pink Floyd, UFO, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Atlantic-Stax & Tamla Motown and popular classical music, to name a few.^[2]

Discography

See Saxon discography

References

↑ "Saxon homepage". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
↑ "Paul Quinn Record Reviews". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.

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Biff Byford Paul Quinn Nigel Glockler Nibbs Carter Doug Scarratt Pete Gill Graham Oliver Steve Dawson Paul Johnson Nigel Durham Fritz Randow Jörg Michael

Studio albums	Saxon Wheels of Steel Strong Arm of the Law Denim and Leather Power & the Glory Crusader Innocence Is No Excuse Rock the Nations Destiny Solid Ball of Rock Forever Free Dogs of War Unleash the Beast Metalhead Killing Ground Lionheart The Inner Sanctum Into the Labyrinth Call to Arms Sacrifice

Live albums	The Eagle Has Landed Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies Greatest Hits Live! The Eagle Has Landed – part 2 Donnington: The Live Tracks BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 Live at Donnington 1980 Live in the Raw The Eagle Has Landed – part 3 An Introduction to Saxon Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken

Compilation albums	Strong Arm Metal Anthology Back on the Streets The Best of Saxon A Collection of Metal Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon Diamonds and Nuggets Heavy Metal Thunder Coming to the Rescue Masters of Rock: Saxon The Very Best of Saxon (1979-1988) The Best of Saxon Unplugged And Strung Up

Video albums	Live Live Innocence! Greatest Hits Live! Power & the Glory - Video Anthology The Saxon Chronicles Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory To Hell and Back Again A Night Out with the Boys

Related articles	Discography Oliver/Dawson Saxon New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Persondata
Name	Quinn, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	26 December 1951
Place of birth	Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Date of death
Place of death

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