[PAR] [TLE] Paul Gray (English musician) [SEP] Paul Gray (born 1 August 1958, Rochford, Essex, England) was the second, most well known, bassist for the Southend-on-Sea teen rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods, scoring several hit singles and albums in the late 1970s, including "Do Anything You Wanna Do".  In early 1980, he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass.  Gray contributed to two studio albums, "The Black Album" and "Strawberries", but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different".  After The Damned he joined UFO and remained until their split in 1987.  He also sessioned live and on records for artists as diverse as Johnny Thunders, Rob Tyner (MC5) and Andrew Ridgeley (Wham! ). [PAR] [TLE] Wham! [SEP] Wham!  was an English musical duo formed by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981.  They were briefly known in the United States as Wham!  UK due to a naming conflict with an American band.  Wham!  sold more than 28 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986.
[PAR] [TLE] Paul Gray ( English musician ) [ SEP ] Paul Gray ( born 1 August 1958 , Rochford , Essex , England ) was the second , most well known , bassist for the Southend - on - Sea teen rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods , scoring several hit singles and albums in the late 1970s , including " Do Anything You Wanna Do " . In early 1980 , he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass . Gray contributed to two studio albums , " The Black Album " and " Strawberries " , but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something " different " . After The Damned he joined UFO and remained until their split in 1987 . He also sessioned live and on records for artists as diverse as Johnny Thunders , Rob Tyner ( MC5 ) and Andrew Ridgeley ( Wham ! ) . [PAR] [TLE] Wham ! [ SEP ] Wham ! was an English musical duo formed by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 . They were briefly known in the United States as Wham ! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band . Wham ! sold more than 28 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986 .
Paul Gray worked as a bassist alongside Andrew Ridgeley and which other founding member of Wham!?
Paul Gray worked as a bassist alongside Andrew Ridgeley and which other founding member of Wham ! ?
George Michael
George Michael