Paul Samwell-Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul Samwell-Smith

British record producer

Date of Birth: 08-May-1943

Place of Birth: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

Profession: composer, record producer, guitarist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Paul Samwell-Smith (born Paul Smith, 8 May 1943, in Richmond, Surrey) 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.
As a youth, Samwell-Smith attended Hampton School with The Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty. While in The Yardbirds, he co-produced and engineered much of their music, working with record producers such as Mickie Most, Simon Napier-Bell and Giorgio Gomelsky.
He left The Yardbirds in June 1966 to pursue a career as a music producer.