David Paton (born 29 October 1949) is a Scottish bass and guitar player.
Most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist He wrote and sang on Pilot's two big hits: "January" and "Magic". Paton was also a member of an early version of the Bay City Rollers.
Paton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew up in the south-eastern suburb of Gilmerton, where he attended Liberton High School.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!