Anthony "Tony" McGuinness (born 1 January 1961) is an

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-born

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musician

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formerly of the Irish rock band

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Career

He originally started his music career as a

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in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but switched to

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soon after being influenced by watching his cousin

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on bass guitar for UK

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outfit

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. He is one of the co-founders of Aslan, and wrote many of their most popular songs including "She's So Beautiful", "Comfort Me", "Jealous Little Thing", "Sooner Or Later" and "Here Comes The Sun". He also produced some of the band's

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. He is highly regarded by fellow musicians and critics as an outstanding bass player/acoustic & songwriter, with an unorthodox and unique playing style which ultimately gave Aslan's music that distinctive sound. McGuinness has also worked with

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and co-wrote with

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. In February 2008, McGuinness announced that he was to move to

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with his wife Margaret, and daughter Georgia, and would be replaced by Rodney O'Brien as bass player for Aslan. He moved back to Ireland in 2017.

References

External links

Aslan websiteTony McGuinness official website
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