Happy 77th birthday to David Paton♥️🥳🎈🎉
#davidpaton #pilot

Happy birthday to Scottish bassist, guitarist & singer David Paton, #BOTD in 1949... As bassist/vocalist for the Scottish pop-rock group Pilot, Paton earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1975 when “Magic” spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5. #DavidPaton #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

"Magic" is a 1974 song by Scottish #popRock band #Pilot and was the first hit single for the group. It was written by band members #DavidPaton and #BillyLyall for their debut album From the Album of the Same Name.

Nice to see that Magic: The David Paton Story is currently sitting at number 43 in Amazon's Music Encyclopaedias chart!

Buy from @burningshed or wherever you get your books!

#davidpaton #pilot #magic #70srock #poprock softrock #glamrock

🎙 A Breath of Fresh Air w/ Sandy Kaye
📅 Tues 1PM & Fri 8PM EST
📻 bombshellradio.com

This week: David Paton of Pilot, Alan Parsons Project & beyond — pop-rock magic, legacy & new music in 2024.

#Pilot #DavidPaton #BombshellRadio #PopRock #70sMusic #ABreathOfFreshAir

I Wouldn't Want to be Like You/Alan Parsons Project bass play along by Cara.
David Paton, singer/writer/bassist for Pilot on Magic, played for Alan Parsons & Kate Bush #alanparsonsproject #irobot #davidpaton #ericwoolfson #cararickbass #rickenbacker
youtu.be/C-Hr9X3zBmQ

Turn of a Friendly Card/Alan Parsons Project bass play along by Cara. Another one of these very precise bass parts, played with more touch and "exact placement"

#alanparsonsproject #davidpaton #turnofafriendlycard #cararickbass #rickenbacker #girlbassist
youtu.be/XjrIS0ciHzM

Dec 21 menu on @nwrbroadcast.bsky.social #AmyRigby #ApexManor #AndyBopp #ColmanGota #DavidPaton #EdRyan @gregwilliamsongs.bsky.social #HealingPotpourri #JoeySykes #OtterPetter #PennyArcade @rogersbutlermusic.bsky.social #SunshineBoys #TheReflectors #TheSoods #TheSpongetones #Wishy #Wondermints

Dec 21 8-10AM EST/1-3PM GMT on #AmyRigby #AndyBopp #ApexManor #ColmanGota #DavidPaton #EdRyan @gregwilliamsongs.bsky.social #HealingPotpourri #JoeySykes #JonBrion #OtterPetter #PennyArcade @rogersbutlermusic.bsky.social #SunshineBoys #TheReflectors #TheSoods #TheSpongetones #Wishy #Wondermints

.......29/10 #DavidPaton Of The Airwaves www.youtube.com/watch?v=nimE...

'I wish I'd written that song!' #BrianWilson #DavidPaton

#QuickSidenote Of course, John Miles’s fellow US #OneHitWonder honorees, David Paton, Ian Bairnson, & Stuart Tosh (formerly of the Scottish group Pilot) also all performed on this track. #Pilot #DavidPaton #IanBairnson #StuartTosh #JohnMiles #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly After the demise of Pilot, David Paton (along with Pilot guitarist Ian Bairnson) joined with “Magic” producer Alan Parsons. They anchored multiple Alan Parsons Project albums and helped define the group’s sleek, studio-craft sound. #DavidPaton #AlanParsons #OneHitWondered