Paul Norton (musician)

Paul Norton was born 31 March 1961.

Norton started playing bass in various bands in his teens, which led to the formation of Melbourne band The Runners which were signed to Mushroom Records in 1981. The group released their first single "Sure Fire Thing" in 1982 followed by an album Hitting the Wall and single "Endlessly". The Runners toured constantly throughout the early eighties and went through many line up changes before disbanding in 1985.[1]

Norton spent the next couple of years playing with various bands.[1]

In 1988, Norton again signed with Mushroom Records Paul released his first single "Stuck On You" which peaked at number three on the Australian charts and was certified gold in 1989. Norton's debut album, Under a Southern Sky was released in August 1990, which peaked at number 44.[1]

In 1991, Norton commenced work in this second album, Let It Fly, which was released in 1992. The singles were "Lil Red Riding Hood" and "When We Were Young".[1]

In 1994 Norton met Peter Wells RIP (Rose Tattoo) and Cletis Carr and together they formed Hillbilly Moon and later that year released the album Hillbilly Moon Volume One with the song "She Left Me" receiving solid airplay on Country Music Television.[1]

In 2006, Norton toured Australia with The Countdown Spectacular, featuring 27 of Australia's top rock acts of the 1970s and 1980s performing to 100,000 people nationwide.[1]