Paul Fenton (musician)

For the former ice hockey player, see Paul Fenton (ice hockey).

Paul Fenton (born 4 July 1946, Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is a drummer best known for his work with the band T. Rex. After leaving his band Christie he started playing drums for T.Rex in 1973, after being recommended to Marc Bolan by his producer Tony Visconti. He features on the gate-fold album inner sleeve in a number of the 'polaroid' photographs which decorate the inside. He also toured shortly with Marc Bolan & T.Rex in 1974 & plays additional drums with Davy Lutton on the songs 'Solid Baby', 'Funky London Childhood', and 'Visions Of Domino'.

The drummer also played in Carmen, a progressive rock band with a flamenco focus. The band released three albums from 1973 to 1975.

Fenton, along with Mickey Finn helped form a T.Rex tribute band 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 now performs simply as T-Rex today, to the dismay of a growing number of T.Rex fans.

Paul Fenton grew up on Crackenedge Lane in Dewsbury in the Industrial West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1963 until 1965 he played drums in a local 4 piece band, Tony Jay and the Jesters,they became popular around the Church Hall and Town Hall dance circuit in the local area, playing the "Merseybeat Style" R&B music popular at that style.

See also

• T.Rex
• Christie
• Carmen