David Catlin-Birch
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Most famously the World Party bassist, including their "Is It Like Today" track from No.1 album "Bang", and the original and most recent "Paul" for leading Beatles tribute "The Bootleg Beatles".
With Rowland Rivron and Richard Vranch he made up the core team for Radio 2's musical comedy show "Jammin'" which won a Silver Sony Comedy Award in 2004, and in 2006 he joined Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band for their UK tour as lead guitarist, taking lead vocals for a handful of numbers.
As a session guitarist, bassist, vocalist, drummer and keyboardist, he has performed with, among other artists, Eurythmics, Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker and Robbie Williams. He also briefly wrote with the late Viv Stanshall from the Bonzo Dog Band.