Paul was one of the sons of Derek Ryder and Linda Ryder. Paul had one brother named Shaun Ryder. Shaun was also a member of the Manchester band Happy Monday. His father, Derek was a postman, and his wife Linda was a nurse.
What happened to Happy Mondays?
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark “Bez” Berry later joined the band on stage as a dancer/percussionist. Rowetta joined as a second vocalist in 1990.
They experienced their commercial peak with the releases Bummed (1988), Madchester Rave On (1989), and Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches (1990), with the last going platinum in the UK. They disbanded in 1993, and have reformed several times in subsequent decades.
The band announced the death of one of it’s founding member Paul Ryder on July 15, 2022.
