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Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English musician who was the co-founder, drummer, and only continuous member of the rock supergroup Bad Company. Prior to forming Bad Company he was the drummer and co-founder of Free.
Simon Kirke is best known for his powerful back beat drumming. He is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He cowrote "Bad Company" with Paul Rodgers as well as most of the songs on his three solo albums.
Nov 30, 2023 · Drummer Simon Kirke has indicated that his band, Bad Company, is done. During an appearance on the Bob Lefsetz Podcast, Kirke was asked if Bad Company would ever perform again.
the simon kirke story. Born and raised in London, the Beatles perked a teenage Simon's interest in rock music, and he picked up the drums - leading to a gig with a local band called the Maniacs, on which Simon supplied drums and lead vocals (something quite uncommon at the time).
May 20, 2024 · Born in Lambeth, London, England, but deeply influenced by American R&B, Motown soul, and British Invasion ’60s rock, Kirke upended the drum paradigm with his band Free (think “All Right Now” and “Fire and Water”) in an era when rock music, save for the likes of Carmine Appice and John Bonham, featured either spastic types or soft ...
Apr 21, 2010 · 1970 was the year U.K. blues-rock sodbusters Free soared to unimaginable heights and then crashed in a fiery heap. Formed two years earlier, Free — comprised of singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke — had spun the raw, organic dirt of its proto-metal sound into gold with the smash-hit ...
Simon Kirke offered his perspective on Bad Company’s legacy and about the “heartbreaking” condition of his longtime bandmate, Mick Ralphs, in a wide-ranging 2020 interview. He also talked about the serendipity of a flip of a coin that started his career and ultimately led to the formation of Free.
