1. David Paton is a Scottish bassist, guitarist and singer.
10 Facts About David Paton
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David Paton initially joined the Bay City Rollers for a short period of time but never recorded with them.
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David Paton joined in 1968, as their bassist, when bassist Alan Longmuir switched to full-time guitarist.
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David Paton played bass and sang with the band until the 1986 album Stereotomy as he continued to work with other artists as a touring- and session musician.
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David Paton briefly returned to sing lead and backing vocals and play acoustic guitar at the Project's only live appearance in 1990 for the Night of the Proms, while Laurence Cottle played bass guitar as he'd done on the Project's Gaudi and Freudiana.
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David Paton wasn't asked to participate in any further Parsons albums or tours.
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In 1980, David Paton already recorded an album with the title No Ties No Strings at the Abbey Road Studios, which was never released.
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David Paton played on the first two albums by Kate Bush in 1978, The Kick Inside and Lionheart.
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From 1985 until 1995 David Paton worked as both as studio and live bandmember for Elton John, with a notabele performance on Live Aid.
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David Paton appeared solo in the Countdown Spectacular 2 concert series in Australia, between August and September 2007, as a performer and musical director.