Paul Brett was an English classic rock guitarist, born on 20 June 1947. He played with or alongside acts including the Overlanders, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Tintern Abbey, Fire, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, Lonnie Donegan and Strawbs, although he was never formally a member of the latter. Brett switched to twelve-string guitar in the 1970s, releasing his first suite, Earth Birth, in 1977. He later signed a four-album deal with RCA Records, releasing albums like Interlife (1978) and Eclipse (1979). His K-tel Romantic Guitar album went gold in the UK. Brett also wrote for several music magazines and designed guitars for Vintage Guitars. He died on 31 January 2024.
