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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 .
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).
Kirke was born in Lambeth, South London, the son of Vivian Percy Kirke and Olive May (née Pollard) Kirke, who married in 1948. [2] [3] Simon's father was from a junior branch of a family of Nottinghamshire landed gentry, and descended on his mother's side from the Gibson-Craig baronets .
Simon Kirke is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. Born in London he was given just two years by his parents to find a job in the music industry. After twenty three months he met Paul Kossoff who was playing in a band called Black Cat Bones, and he was offered the drumming position.
Jul 28, 2021 · Between his powerful backbeat, innate sense of groove, and simplistic approach, Simon Kirke was at the forefront of laying the foundation for a new era of rock ‘n’ roll drummers. Before ascending to prominence as a member of Bad Company, the Lambeth, London native co-founded the groundbreaking, multifaceted blues-rock act Free in 1968.
Feb 4, 2013 · British-born Lorraine Kirke opened her West Village clothing store, Geminola, in 2004, shortly after she moved to New York with her husband, Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke, and four children. “When I lived in London, I used to make my own clothes, just in a back room,” she explained over the phone last week.
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Simon Kirke was born on July 28, 1949 in Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Almost Famous (2000), The Ice Storm (1997) and 27 Dresses (2008). He was previously married to Lorraine Kirke.
