Paul Kossoff

English guitarist and songwriter, born 14 Sep 1950 in North London. Playing with Black Cat Bones at the age of 15 he met drummer & future Free bandmate Simon Kirke. Kossoff is best known for his work with English heavies Free (April 1968-72). Amid session work, he followed with a solo release, 1973's [m=338856], and the forming of the short lived Back Street Crawler in 1975.