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Paul Ryder

English bass guitarist (1964–2022)

  • Fame49.6
  • Momentum2.6
  • Wikipedia5.2K
Lived 1964–2022, aged 58United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
  • Era
    1964–2022
    Aged 58
  • Known for
    The Strange World of P…
    1958
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Updated 2026-08-17

Paul Anthony Ryder was an English musician. He was a bass player and a founding member of the Manchester band Happy Mondays with his brother Shaun Ryder. His bass playing was credited with bringing funk to the band's mixture of indie rock, Northern soul and house music, and with underpinning the Madchester sound of the late 1980s.

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49.6
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Momentum2.6
Historical5.7
Source confidence45.0
Completeness60.0
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