Simon Andrew David Fox (born 12 July 1949) is a drummer who played in different rock bands during the 1970s and the 1980s, most notably the progressive rock group Be-Bop Deluxe.

His earliest band was Hackensack, during the 1970s. He was a session player before joining Be-Bop Deluxe, in 1974, with whom he played on four studio albums, Futurama (1975), Sunburst Finish (1976), Modern Music (1976) and Drastic Plastic

Drastic Plastic

Drastic Plastic is the last album of Art rock band Be-Bop Deluxe, released in February 1978. It was recorded in Chateau Saint Georges, Juan-les-Pins, in the south of France in the summer of 1977....

(1978), and one live album, Live in the Air Age (1977). The band split up in 1978, shortly after the release of Drastic Plastic.

After Be-Bop Deluxe, he played in the Trevor Rabin

Trevor Rabin

Trevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...

's band, touring with them in Britain

United Kingdom

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. Later, he joined Blazer, Blazer, along with bassist Steve Barnacle (later in Visage

Visage

Visage are a British New Wave rock band. Formed in 1978, the band became closely linked to the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement of the early 1980s, and are best known for their 1980 hit "Fade to Grey".-New Wave years :...

), with whom he toured extensively in 1979 and 1980. They released just one single, Cecil B. Devine, in 1979. Later, he played on Jack Green's Reverse Logic

Reverse Logic (album)

-Album track listing:# "One By One" – 3:39# " Let Me Go" – 4:24# "Cold Modern Day" – 3:52# "When I Was Young " – 3:23# "It's A Hard World" – 3:52# "Let It Rock" – 2:56# "Too Many Fools" – 3:05# "Set Me Free" – 3:42...

, released in 1981. Later, he played with The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...

, and, in 1983, in Electric Sun.

In 1988, he joined Orkestra (a post-Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...

 band formed by bassist Kelly Groucutt

Kelly Groucutt

Kelly Groucutt , born Michael William Groucutt, was an English musician who was best known for being the bass player for the band Electric Light Orchestra , between 1974 and 1983. He was born in Coseley, West Midlands.-Early career:Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki...

 and violinist Mik Kaminski

Mik Kaminski

Mik Kaminski is best known for playing violin in the Electric Light Orchestra between 1973 and 1979.-Biography:...

), releasing with them two albums, Beyond The Dream and Roll Over Beethoven.

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