Henry Padovani

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Henry Padovani is a Corsican-born guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band The Police before pursuing a solo career and other musical projects.

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instanceOf guitarist
human
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1970s
associatedAct Kim Wilde
The Flying Padovanis
The Police
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
Zucchero
linked to: Zucchero Fornaciari
birthDate 1952-10-13
birthPlace Bastia, Corsica, France
countryOfCitizenship France
employer IRS Records
endTime 1977 (with respect to membership in The Police)
ethnicGroup Corsican
familyName Padovani
founderOf The Flying Padovanis
genre new wave
punk rock
rock
givenName Henry
hasSoloCareer true
instrument guitar
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
memberOf The Flying Padovanis
The Police
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
name Henry Padovani
nationality French
notableFor being the original lead guitarist of The Police
notableWork album "I Love Today"
album "À croire que c'était pour la vie"
autobiography "Secret Police Man"
occupation guitarist
music executive
musician
record producer
songwriter
positionHeld Vice President of IRS Records (Europe)
residence London, United Kingdom
linked to: London, England
role lead guitarist of The Police
startTime 1977 (with respect to membership in The Police)
subjectOf documentary film "Rock'n'Roll... Of Corse!"
website http://www.henrypadovani.com/

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The Police formerMember Henry Padovani
Henry Padovani name Henry Padovani