Paul Atkinson, who played guitar in the British invasion band The Zombies and later became a successful music industry executive who signed such acts as ABBA, died Thursday, said his publicist Susan Clary. He was 58.
Born in Cuffley, England, Atkinson had lived in Los Angeles for the past 20 years.
He started his music career with The Zombies, which had hits in the 1960s with “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No” and “Time of the Season.”
Later, he went on to work as an artists and repertoire executive, signing acts including ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr. Mister, Michael Penn, Judas Priest and Patty Smyth.
In January, Atkinson received the Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award at a tribute and benefit concert in his honor at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.
The event included a reunion of The Zombies.
Source CNN.com.
