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Andy Summers

British musician
Also known as: Andrew Somers
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Sting smiles while playing bass guitar on stage during a performance with The Police, with another band member playing guitar in the background.
Reunion with the Police Sting performing with the Police during the band's 2008 reunion tour.

Andy Summers is a British musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Police. The band also featured Sting on bass and vocals, and Stewart Copeland on drums. The Police achieved significant success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Summers' guitar work was a distinctive element of the band's sound, contributing to their unique blend of rock, reggae, and new wave influences.

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