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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. [1] 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.
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).
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.
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 ...
Aug 2, 2019 · With the release of Rhino’s new Bad Company boxed set, THE SWAN SONG YEARS, Kirke was kind enough to hop on the phone and take a stroll through his back catalog, discussing his early career, his Free time, i.e. the time he spent in the band Free, and how he and Paul Rodgers subsequently joined forces with a couple of guys who’d just left ...
Simon Kirke. 4,950 likes · 1 talking about this. Legendary drummer Simon Kirke kept the beat for two of the most popular bluesy hard rockers - Free and Bad Company.