Paul Varley (24 May 1949 – 2 July 2008) was an English musician best known as the drummer in the band Arrows. Born in Preston, he played on several top 30 hit records, including "

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". Arrows hosted their own TV series, '' Arrows'', on Granada

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Television in the UK, from 1976 to 1977. Varley also played with the bands Little Free Rock (earlier called Purple Haze),

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band, Darling, and the Hitchermen. Varley had one daughter, Ilona, born in 1977, from his relationship with June Child-Bolan, the former wife of

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. In the new millennium Varley moved to

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for many years. Varley died on 2 July 2008 at the age of 59.

External links

The Arrows official website

* 1949 births 2008 deaths English rock drummers British male drummers Musicians from Preston, Lancashire 20th-century British male musicians {{UK-drummer-stub