Paul Jeffreys
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Paul Avron Jeffreys was an English
rock
musician and bassist
. Jeffreys played bass
on the first two albums of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
, and later worked with a number of British
bands, including Be-Bop Deluxe, Warm Jets (1977-1980) and Electric Eels (1980-1981). He died at age 36 in the Lockerbie bombing
along with his wife Rachel Jeffreys (née:Jones); the couple were celebrating their honeymoon.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
. Jeffreys played bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on the first two albums of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
, and later worked with a number of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
bands, including Be-Bop Deluxe, Warm Jets (1977-1980) and Electric Eels (1980-1981). He died at age 36 in the Lockerbie bombing
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways' third daily scheduled transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport...
along with his wife Rachel Jeffreys (née:Jones); the couple were celebrating their honeymoon.