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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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-'''Paul Fenton''' (born 4 July 1946 in [[Huddersfield]], [[Yorkshire]], England) is an 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]].  He also toured briefly with Marc Bolan & T. Rex in 1974, and played additional drums with Davy Lutton on the songs "Solid Baby", "Funky London Childhood", and "Visions Of Domino".
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-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.
+'''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]].
+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 (musician)|Mickey Finn]], formed a T. Rex tribute band in 1997, named [[Mickey Finn's T-Rex]]. Even after the death of Finn in 2003, he continued to play drums for the band, which now performs named more simply as T-Rex. In 2008, a petition signed by the likes of [[David Bowie]], [[Roy Wood]] and [[Tony Visconti]] called for Paul Fenton to change the band's name in order to make it clear that it was a tribute act, not the actual T. Rex.<ref>[http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/bowie-signs-petition-against-tribute-band-162430 Bowie signs petition against tribute band | MusicRadar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/bowie-and-legend-sign-petition-against-t-rex-tribute-band_1072892 Bowie And Legend Sign Petition Against T-rex Tribute Band | Contactmusic.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+Fenton along with [[Mickey Finn (musician)|Mickey Finn]], formed a T. Rex tribute band in 1997, named [[Mickey Finn's T-Rex]].
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