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Neil Innes
Neil Innes
British writer (1944-2019)
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The Rutles
The Rutles
Parody group of The Beatles
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Larry Smith
Larry Smith
English musician
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Ricky Fataar
Ricky Fataar
South African musician
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David Catlin-Birch
David Catlin-Birch
British musician
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Camel
Camel
English progressive rock band
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Ronnie Lane
Ronnie Lane
English recording artist; musician, songwriter and record producer
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Ollie Halsall
Ollie Halsall
English guitarist and vibraphone player
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Colin Bass
Colin Bass
British musician
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Mel Collins
Mel Collins
British musician
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Dick Parry
Dick Parry
British musician
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Pierre Moerlen
Pierre Moerlen
French musician
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Ade Edmondson
Ade Edmondson
British comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director
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Steve Hillage
Steve Hillage
British guitarist
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David Minasian
David Minasian
American film producer
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Micky Moody
Micky Moody
British musician
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Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman
British rock vocalist, songwriter
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Nick D'Virgilio
Nick D'Virgilio
American musician
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Richard Sinclair
Richard Sinclair
British bassist
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Pekka Pohjola
Pekka Pohjola
Finnish musician
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Andy Summers
Andy Summers
British guitarist
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Neal Morse
Neal Morse
American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer
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Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips
English drummer (born 1957)
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Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
American alternative rock band
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Peter Bardens
Peter Bardens
English keyboardist
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Geoff Downes
Geoff Downes
English keyboardist
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Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket
American alternative rock band
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Marillion
Marillion
British rock band
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Val Doonican
Val Doonican
Irish male singer
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Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers
English singer-songwriter, record producer
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Renaissance
Renaissance
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Mickey Simmonds
English keyboardist

Mickey Simmonds

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English keyboardist

Mickey Simmonds (born 31 January 1959, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) is an English session keyboardist, arranger and composer. He is best known for his work with progressive rock acts, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Camel and Fish. He has also worked with Joan Armatrading, Paul Young, The Rutles, Art Garfunkel, Kiki Dee, Mastermind, John Coghlan's Diesel Band, Elkie Brooks, Judie Tzuke, Imagination, Bucks Fizz, Jennifer Rush, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, the list goes on.

Simmonds had a long-standing relationship with Neil Innes, hence The Rutles (including all the arrangements on Archaeology 1996) and The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, whose studio album Pour l'Amour des Chiens was co-produced by Simmonds & Innes.

Simmonds has released two solo albums, The Shape of Rain (1996) and The Seven Colours of Emptiness (2009).

As influences, he cites progressive rock acts such as early Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Pink Floyd.