Who was the original guitarist of The Police?

Henri Padovani (born 13 October 1952, Bastia, Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco, Corsica, France) commonly known as Henry Padovani, is a musician from the Mediterranean French isle of Corsica, noted for being the original guitarist with The Police. He was a member of the band from December 1976 to August 1977 and was replaced by Andy Summers, who had originally been part of the band as a second guitarist. He is the only other person to be considered an official member of The Police. He joined the other three members of The Police for the reunion tour in 2007-2008 .

The Police were an English new wave band formed in London in 1976. For most of their history the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and are generally regarded as one of the first new-wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. They are also considered one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the United States. They disbanded in 1986, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour that ended in August 2008.

Eric Clapton was a member of Cream and The Yardbirds.

The late Syd Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd.

Stuart Goddard, not to be confused with Gordon Sumner (Sting), is better known as Adam Ant.

The photo does not include Andy Summers.