Paul Kossoff

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Paul Kossoff was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as a founding member of the band Free and for his emotive, vibrato-rich playing style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist
human
rock musician
activeYearsEnd 1976
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Back Street Crawler NERFINISHED
Black Cat Bones NERFINISHED
Free NERFINISHED
burialPlace Golders Green Crematorium NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pulmonary embolism
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1950-09-14
dateOfDeath 1976-03-19
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Kossoff NERFINISHED
father David Kossoff NERFINISHED
fullName Paul Francis Kossoff NERFINISHED
gender male
genre blues rock
hard rock
rock
givenName Paul
influenced many later rock guitarists
influencedBy B.B. King NERFINISHED
Eric Clapton NERFINISHED
Peter Green NERFINISHED
instrument electric guitar
language English
memberOf Back Street Crawler NERFINISHED
Free NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableFeature slow, wide guitar vibrato
notableFor being a founding member of the band Free
emotive, vibrato-rich guitar playing style
notableWork album "Back Street Crawler" NERFINISHED
album "Fire and Water" with Free
album "Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit" NERFINISHED
song "All Right Now" with Free NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
songwriter
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath on board a flight from Los Angeles to New York City
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Island Records
relative Margaret Jenkins NERFINISHED
usedInstrument Gibson Les Paul guitar NERFINISHED

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British blues boom notableMusician Paul Kossoff
All Right Now guitarist Paul Kossoff
Joe Bonamassa influencedBy Paul Kossoff