Paul Samwell-Smith

Paul Samwell-Smith doesn't get the headlines, but his fingerprints are all over rock history. Founding the Yardbirds and holding down the bass while Clapton, Beck and Page passed through is a staggering line on a resume, and I think the band's role as a guitar-hero incubator is underrated. What I find more telling is that he left the stage to become a producer, the rarer instinct of knowing your real talent sits behind the glass. Anyone who can shape sound at that level usually understands music more deeply than the people out front, and I suspect that quiet authority is exactly why he lasted.

Name (English)

Paul Samwell-Smith

Name (Japanese)

ポール・サミュエル＝スミス

Reading

ぽーる・さみゅえる＝すみす

Born

May 8, 1943 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

Origin

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom

Occupation

record producer / guitarist / composer / songwriter / musician

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9

Tags

• record producer
• guitarist
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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