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Paul Fenton
Paul Fenton
Born	4 July 1946 (age 78); Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Genres	Rock; pop rock; blues rock;
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1967–present
Website	www.t-rex.co.uk

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Paul Fenton (born 4 July 1946 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) is an English drummer, best known for his work with T. Rex. After leaving Christie,^[1] he started playing drums for T. Rex in 1973, after being recommended to Marc Bolan by his producer Tony Visconti.

Fenton also played in Carmen, a progressive rock band with a flamenco focus.^[2] The band released three albums between 1973 and 1975.

Fenton along with Mickey Finn, formed a T. Rex tribute band in 1997, named Mickey Finn's T-Rex.

Discography

With Christie

1971 – For All Mankind
2012 – No Turn Unstoned

With Carmen

1973 – Fandangos in Space
1975 – Dancing on a Cold Wind
1976 – Gypsies

With T. Rex

1974 – Additional drums on the song "Solid Baby", which featured on the albums Light of Love and Bolan's Zip Gun

With Mickey Finn's T-Rex

2002 – Renaissance
2008 – Back in Business
2009 – Classic Hits

References

^ Eder, Bruce. "Biography: Christie". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ Orens, Geoff. "Biography: Carmen". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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[1] Eder, Bruce. "Biography: Christie". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[2] Orens, Geoff. "Biography: Carmen". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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+{{Infobox musical artist
+| name             = Paul Fenton
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+| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1946|07|4|df=y}}
+| birth_place      = [[Huddersfield]], [[Yorkshire]], England
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+* [[Rock music|Rock]]
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+| occupation       = Drummer
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+* [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]
+* [[Carmen (band)|Carmen]]
+* [[Christie (band)|Christie]]
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-'''Paul Fenton''' (born [[4 July]] [[1946]]) is a drummer best known for his work with the band [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]. After leaving his band Christie he started playing drums with the original version of [[T.Rex (band)|T.Rex]] in 1973, after being recommended to [[Marc Bolan]] by his producer [[Tony Visconti]]. Paul Fenton played Drums on the album Zinc Alloy & the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (a creamed cage in August) released as 'Marc Bolan & T. Rex'. He features on the gate-fold album inner sleeve in a number of the 'polaroid' photographs which decorate the inside. He also toured with Marc Bolan & T. Rex & plays on tracks on a number of the 'extended' reissues of albums including Dandy in the Underworld.'
+'''Paul Fenton''' (born 4 July 1946 in [[Huddersfield]], [[Yorkshire]], England) is an [[England|English]] [[drummer]], best known for his work with [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]. After leaving [[Christie (band)|Christie]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p24164/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Christie|last=Eder|first=Bruce|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> he started playing drums for T. Rex in 1973, after being recommended to [[Marc Bolan]] by his producer [[Tony Visconti]].
-The drummer also played in [[Carmen (rock band)|Carmen]], a [[progressive rock]] band with a [[flamenco]] focus.  The band released three albums from 1973 to 1975.
+Fenton also played in [[Carmen (rock band)|Carmen]], a [[progressive rock]] band with a [[flamenco]] focus.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p16305/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Carmen|last=Orens|first=Geoff |publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> The band released three [[album]]s between 1973 and 1975.
-Fenton, along with [[Mickey Finn]] helped reform T. Rex in 1997 going by the name of [[Mickey Finn's T. Rex]]. Even after the death of Finn in 2003 he continued to play drums for the band which still performs as [[T. Rex (A Celebration of Marc and Mickey)]] today.
+Fenton along with [[Mickey Finn (musician)|Mickey Finn]], formed a T. Rex tribute band in 1997, named [[Mickey Finn's T-Rex]].
-==See also==
+==Discography==
-*[[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]
-*[[Christie (band)|Christie]]
+===With Christie===
+* 1971 – ''For All Mankind''
-*[[Carmen (rock band)|Carmen]]
+* 2012 – ''No Turn Unstoned''
+===With Carmen===
+* 1973 – ''Fandangos in Space''
+* 1975 – ''Dancing on a Cold Wind''
+* 1976 – ''Gypsies''
+===With T. Rex===
+* 1974 – Additional drums on the song "Solid Baby", which featured on the albums ''[[Light of Love (T.Rex album)|Light of Love]]'' and ''[[Bolan's Zip Gun]]''
+*
+*
+*
+===With Mickey Finn's T-Rex===
+* 2002 – ''[[Renaissance (Mickey Finn's T. Rex album)|Renaissance]]''
+* 2008 – ''Back in Business''
+* 2009 – ''Classic Hits''
+==References==
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+[[Category:T. Rex (band) members]]
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