Paul Newton (born 21 February 1948,

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, England) is an English rock musician. He was bassist with progressive group Shinn, which featured organist

Don Shinn Donald John Shinn (born 15 December 1945) is an English keyboard player, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist. An influence on prog rock and jazz rock, he is known primarily as an organist and pianist, and also plays vibraphone. Biog ...

and drummer Brian "Blinky" Davison, and then joined a reformed line-up of The Gods with

Ken Hensley Kenneth William David Hensley (24 August 1945 – 4 November 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah ...

and

Lee Kerslake Lee Gary Kerslake (16 April 1947– 19 September 2020) was an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Uriah Heep and for his work with Ozzy Osbourne in the early 1980s. Biography Early life a ...

. He was the original bass guitarist for Uriah Heep and played on the band's first three albums. He subsequently played for a band called Festival for several years on the Mecca Palais circuit and also worked as a studio musician and appeared on various recordings. More recently he has performed with other ex-members of Uriah Heep (Ken Hensley, John Lawton and Lee Kerslake) in Uriah Heep Legends. He has appeared with Behind Closed Doors, a band formed by his son, Julian. Now works occasionally with Bromyard band The Business and Off the Cuff with long time friend, guitarist Dave Beale. He, along with John Lawton, guested on three songs with Uriah Heep at the Masters of Rock Festival in the Czech Republic on 11 July 2019, making this the first time he has played with the band since 1971.

Discography

* 1970 - Uriah Heep - '' Very 'eavy... Very 'umble'' * 1971 – Uriah Heep - ''

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'' * 1971 – Uriah Heep - '' Look at Yourself'' * 2001 - With The Hensley Lawton Band - ''The Return'' * 2016 - Chris Rainbow - ''Licence to Rock'' * 2016 - Twisted Tapestry (Bass on some tracks on EP)

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Paul Newton at The Milarus Mansion
1948 births Living people English rock bass guitarists Male bass guitarists Uriah Heep (band) members People from Andover, Hampshire The Gods (band) members {{UK-bass-guitarist-stub