Paul Atkinson

Biography

Paul Atkinson (19 March 1946 – 1 April 2004), born Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson, was a pop guitarist in the legendary pop/rock band The Zombies. Born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, and educated at St Albans School, he later became an artists and repertoire executive, discovering and signing such bands as ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr. Mister, Judas Priest, and Michael Penn. He died at the age of 58 in a Santa Monica hospital due to liver and kidney disease, on 1 April 2004