Tony Bowers

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Tony Bowers
Born 31 October 1952 (1952-10-31) (age 61)
England
Genres Punk rock, Post-punk, New Wave, Alternative rock
Occupations Musician, record producer
Instruments Guitar, Bass guitar
Years active 1972–present
Labels Factory
Associated acts Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, The Durutti Column, The Mothmen, Simply Red, Plantation

Tony Bowers (born 31 October 1952 in England)[1][2] is a musician based in Italy who has worked with many bands, including Simply Red in the 1980s.

He debuted with a blues band called Blind Eye (1971–1972), as second guitarist, although he isn't considered a former member.[3] After playing in other blues bands, he joined Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, with whom he played bass on every released album and single. Later, in 1978, he formed The Durutti Column, alongside guitarists Vini Reilly and Dave Rowbotham and drummer Chris Joyce. After some gigs and the release of two songs on a various artists compilation called A Factory Sample, he and the latter two left the band, forming The Mothmen alongside also ex-Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias member Bob Harding.[citation needed] Bowers continues to play, write and produce, including co-producing Ray Tarantino's debut album, "Recusant,"[4] which propelled Tarantino to No. 1 unsigned artist from the UK on MySpace,[5] topping the charts alongside Amy Winehouse and Gomez.[6] Bowers lists more recent projects on his Discogs[7] and MySpace (TonyBowers52, Plantation) sites.

References

  1. ↑ Slonimsky, Nicolas & Kuhn, Laure Diane. Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians P. 3340. Schirmer Books, 2001. ISBN 0-02-865530-3, ISBN 978-0-02-865530-7. Tony Bowers, bs. (b. 31 Oct. 1952)
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  4. ↑ McQuiston, James (May 29, 2012). "Introducing Ray Tarantino". NeuFutur Magazine. Retrieved 2013-12-14. 
  5. ↑ "Massive Arts Studios - Ray Tarantino" (in Italian). www.massivearts.com. Retrieved 2013-12-14. 
  6. ↑ "Singer/Songwriter Ray Tarantino Visits Newschannel 6". Aug 03, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-14. 
  7. ↑ "Tony Bowers". Discogs. 

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