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.

Paul Granville Samwell-Smith (born Paul Granville Smith, 8 May 1943) is an English musician and record producer. He was a founding member and the bassist of the 1960s English rock band the Yardbirds, which launched leading guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page to fame.

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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

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

Private

Occupation

record producer / guitarist / composer / songwriter / musician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

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High school

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University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

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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