Andrew Kevin Hamilton (born 28 March 1953) is a British tenor saxophonist who has played with Duran Duran, Wham!,[1] Elton John,[1] Pet Shop Boys, Tina Turner, George Michael, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Ben E. King, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Brian May, Stereophonics and more.
In 1982, Hamilton joined Dexy's Midnight Runners, whom he toured extensively with in the US and Europe during their rise to fame after their single "Come On Eileen".
[4] After being pulled off stage one night in France, Hamilton met David Bowie, who let him feature in some music videos, notably "Wild Is the Wind" and "The Drowned Girl".
[5] Hamilton joined the Boomtown Rats and recorded an album V Deep[6] before extensively touring with them, and performing at Live Aid.
He also featured in many of their music videos, and later supported Michael during his solo career, recording (and touring) multiple studio albums,[8] such as Faith, Listen Without Prejudice Vol.
He also recorded with Kim Wilde, Bon Jovi, Brian May, Gary Barlow, Marc Almond, Nina Hagen, Altered Images and many more.