Simon Kirke

Simon Frederick St George Kirke ( born July 28, 1949 in Lambeth, London ) is a British drummer, best known with the bands Free and Bad Company.

Career

Kirke spent his childhood in Wales and went with 17 years to London to look for a job in the booming blues scene. After unsuccessful 18 months, he met Paul Kossoff, who played in a band called " Black Cat Bones", then played in the Kirke six months. Then Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser formed the band Free. Her biggest hit was " All Right Now " was honored for the Paul Rodgers in 2000, because the title was to be heard over 2 million times on the radio.

After the dissolution of Free in 1973 Kirke and Paul Rodgers " Bad Company " founded. Guitarist Mick Ralphs There were of Mott the Hoople and bassist Boz Burrell from King Crimson.

After the end of Bad Company in 1982 Kirke was involved in the less successful band "Wild Life". When Bad Company 1986 got together again, Kirke was there. In 2009 he toured again with Bad Company. A further project was its New York rock band " Zeta Vang ". He participated in three tours with Ringo Starr's "All Star Band" and has worked with Wilson Pickett, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Eric Clapton.

Kirke is an accomplished songwriter, who published in 2005 and 2011 solo albums.

With his wife, Lorraine Kirke lives in Manhattan. He has four children. His daughter Domino also attempted to pursue a musical career.

Discography

Free

• Tons of Sobs (1969 )
• Free ( 1969)
• Fire and Water (1970 )
• Highway ( 1970)
• Free Live! ( 1971) ( live)
• Heartbreaker (1973 )

Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit

• Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit (1971 )

Bad Company

• Bad Company (1974 )
• Straight Shooter (1975 )
• Run With the Pack (1976 )
• Burnin 'Sky (1977 )
• Desolation Angels (1979 )
• Rough Diamonds ( 1982)
• 10 from 6 (1985 ) (compilation )
• Fame and Fortune (1986 )
• Dangerous Age (1988 )
• Holy Water (1990 )
• Here Comes Trouble ( 1992)
• What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company ( 1993) ( live)
• Company of Strangers ( 1995)
• Stories Told & Untold (1996 )
• The Original Bad Company Anthology (1999) (compilation CD)
• In Concert: Merchants of Cool (2002)

Solo

• Seven Rays of Hope (2005)
• Filling the Void (2011)