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Bobby
Elliott
 One
of Britains finest drummers Bobby Elliott, has been a driving force behind The
Hollies for nearly five decades. He discovered his love of jazz and drums when
he was 11 years old, which developed more while at Nelson Grammar School. Inspired
by the likes of Gene Krupa, Larry Bunker, Ronnie Verrell, Joe Morello, Sonny Payne,
he would practice with home made copper wire brushes on anything close at hand.
In the early 60's he played in a local Nelson band, The Dolphins, before replacing
Don Rathbone in The Hollies in 1963. After The Beatles, The Hollies were the most
successful British 'singles' bands of the 1960s, scoring 22 UK Top 40 hits between
1964 and 1970, including "Here I Go Again"; the bands first self penned
hit "We're Through"; "Look Through Any Window"; "Yes
I Will"; "I'm Alive" (also US hit); "Bus Stop" (U.S.
No.5) ; "I Can't Let Go" (U.S. No. 42); and"Stop Stop Stop"
(U.S. No.7); "Carrie Anne" (U.S. No. 9); "On a Carousel" (U.S.
No.11); "Jennifer Eccles" (U.S. #40). Their hits continued in the 70's
and 80's with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother";"Gasoline Alley
Bred"; "The Air That I Breath"; "Soldier's Song" and
others. Billy and The Hollies still successfully tour and have released their
new album "Then, Now, Always", in late March 2009, featuring 11 brand
new tracks ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Vivian
Prince
 UK
drummer, the legendary Viv Prince had been drumming professionally for some years
before joining the Pretty Things, playing in different bands including Carter-Lewis
& the Southerners. Viv was one of first wild men of rock, playing with a
highly energized, uninhibited
drumming style which influenced among others, a young Keith Moon and he prooved
to be one of UK's first bad-boy rock n rollers, among his many outrageous antics,
he earnt the Pretty Things a lifetime ban from New Zealand during their 1965 tour.
He joined the Pretty Things just after their debut single "Rosalyn"/"Big
Boss Man," on which session drummer Bobby Graham can be heard. In December
of '65 he briefly deputized for Keith Moon in the Who, when Keith missed a few
shows due to illness. In 1966 he formed a band, the Bunch of Fives, which recorded
the single, "Go Home Baby"/"At the Station," also in 1966
he recorded instrumental solo single, "Light of the Charge Brigade,"
that spotlighted his drumming. He later played in the Denny Laine String Band,
led by original Moody Blues lead singer and future Wings guitarist, after which
he did a short stint with Vamp, and also played in the band Kate. Legend has it
that this badboy rock n roll drummr even got thrown out of Hells Angels in the
70's, but he eventually relocated to live in an orange grove in Portugal where
he bred Alsatians . The Pretty Things paid tribute to their
talented, unforgettable
drummer on "Vivian Prince," a track from their 1999 album "Rage". ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Chad
Smith
 American
drummer Chad Smith, not to be confused with the RHCP drummer, began playing drums
at the age of 12. Influenced by the likes of John Bonham, Tommy Aldridge, Clyde
Stubblefield and Steve Gadd, he turned professional at the young age of 14. He
played in bands Heaven's Flame and Mary Burns before becoming a member of the
metal band Anacrusis in 1990, playing on their studio debut album "Manic
Impressions", exciting and ground breaking stuff for 1991. Anacrusis was
one of the first bands that attempted to blend thrash and progressive metal. In
1992 you can hear Chad with the band London Calling and he recorded the 1993 album
'Blood In The Water' with them. Soon after he joined up with Pavlov's Dog in 1994,
before he was invited to drum with Geezer Bulter's heavy metal band G//Z/R aka
Geezer, replacing the founder drummer Deen Castronovo in 1997. Chad is still working
and touring with G//Z/R and can be heard on their album 'Ohmwork' ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Clem
Cattini

London, UK born Clem Cattini's first major band work was in the late 50s drumming
with Billy Fury's backing group, "The Beat Boys" changing their name
to The Blue Flames in 1958 while on tour in Scotland. In the early 60s he joined
the Tornados recording their No. 1 hit "Telstar" before becoming a full
time session musician.
Allegedly he was the first drummer to remove bottom hoops and throw a pillow in
his drums, a techneque that has been copied by most drummers ever since. In 1975
he was
asked to join Led Zeppelin for a brief spell, but he turned down the offer. Clem
is one of, or maybe the most prolific drummers in UK recording history, appearing
on hundreds and hundreds of recordings by artists as diverse as Engelbert Humperdinck
and Lou Reed, from T-Rex's "Hot Love" to Tony
Christie & Peter Kay's "Is
This the Way to Amarillo",
from Esther & Abi Ofarim's "Cinderella
Rockefella" to Hot Chocolate's "You Win Again" and "Shaking
All Over" with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates to "When Will I See You
Again" with Three Degrees. Clem has drummed his way into everyone's collection,
featuring to date,
on a record of 46 different UK No.1 singles. What else can I say about this legend,
except.. Why isn't he on any of the above lists, and he likes a pint of guinness!!
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Tony
Meehan
 Tony
Meehan started playing drums at 10 years old , at 13, he had his first job with
a band playing in a dance hall at Willesden, London. At 15 he played timpani with
the London Youth Orchestra and playied cabaret at places like Churchill's and
the Stork Club. Tony was also drummer in a band with Jet Harris called The Vipers.
He joined Cliff Richards backing band, The Drifters in the late 50s, soon to be
known as the Shadows in 1958. Tony played on all Cliff Richard's early hits, but
left the Shadows in 1961 and went to work as an arranger /producer and session
drummer. He subsequently teamed up again with Jet Harris and as a duo they had
great success with "Diamonds" which also included Jimmy Page on acoustic
rhythm guitar. 'Diamonds' was a number one hit in the UK. Tony briefly played
with The Shadows again some years later when Brian Bennett was hospitalised. Sadly
Tony died in 2005 ~ Quotes ~ Sir Cliff Richard: "There's no doubt that he
was a major force in creating The Shadows' distinctive sound, his innovative drumming
was the backbone of the band, and his aggressive yet sparse style was similar
to Ringo Starr's five years later with The Beatles." .... Bruce Welch: "Drummers
wanted to be like Tony Meehan as he played in a style that no-one had done before.
Apache was such an iconic record. It has been sampled a lot by hip hop groups."
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Brian
Bennett
World renound UK drummer, Brian Bennet was born in London started his career
at the age of sixteen playing drums in a Ramsgate skiffle group performing for
holiday makers, and by the late 1950s was one of the most sought-after percussionists
around. Next he was
drummer in residence at the legendary 2 I's (2 eyes) in Soho and a
regular on Jack Good's ground breaking TV show "Oh Boy" and soon became
drummer in Marty Wilde's backing band The Wildcats. In 1961, he was invited to
join Cliff Richard & The Shadows and wrote many of the hit songs from the
films, including Summer Holiday, Wonderful Life and Finders Keepers. He created
the legendary Drum solo "Little B", a must, showcase for every drummer
in the pre Beatles era. Brian has played with The Shadows for 5 decades and has
been presented with 4 Platinum, 9 Gold & 14 Silver Discs with them. In the
1970s, he became Cliff Richard's musical director and formed The Brian Bennett
Orchestra touring the world, including the first concerts to be staged in Russia.
Among
his many awards are his first Ivor Novello Award in 1962; a second Ivor Novello
Award in 1983; his third Ivor Novello Award in 1990; a Gold Badge Award in 2001;
an RTS Craft & Design Award in 2001; a Mojo Special Award in 2004 and a Grammy
Award in 2006, and in 2004 he was honored with an OBE for his services to music
as a musician, songwriter and composer for film and television. Brian continues
working and he runs his own recording studio and record label in Hertfordshire
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Akira
Jimbo 
Akira Jimbo from Tokyo,
Japan , began drumming at the age of 18 when he joined the Keio University Light
Music Society Big Band. In 1979 he joined the jazz fusion band Casiopea debuting
with the album Casiopea, featuring Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker as guest
musicians. Leaving the band after 10 years, in 1989 he formed Jimsaku, a duo with
Casiopea's bassist Tetsuo Sakurai Akira. By this time he had gained intenational
fame and went freelance. In 1999, Akira was awarded 2nd place in the British drum
magazine RHYTHM for most popular drummer and 2000, he became the first Asian drummer
to be featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine. Known for his drumming
independence, fusion of electronic drum technology and acoustic drums, recently
he has been working with Hiroyuki Noritake from T-Square in the drum-duo Synchronized
DNA and have together performed in a series of concerts with Casiopea. More recently
Jimbo has assisted in the design of the new K Custom Hybrid Series of cymbals
by Zildjian, and kept very busy with global drum clinics.
He has released solo 11 albums, the last was "Brombo 2!!" with bassist
Brian Bromberg and 13 drum videos, the latest to date "Solo Drums Performance
5" just released in 2008.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jojo
Mayer 
Self taught Swiss
drummer Jojo Mayer was born into a musical family, spending his early childhood
on the road traveling throughout Europe and the Far East with his bassist father,
Vali. He got his first drum set at the age of 2, and his first public performance
took place in Hong Kong when he was only 3 years old. At
18, he joined Monty Alexander's group and toured extensively all over Europe,
playing all the major jazz -festivals which lead to back-up gigs with other jazz-greats
such as Dizzy Gillespie and Nina Simone, this also introduced him to an international
audience. He went on to record and play a wide range of musical styles with the
likes of The Screaming Headless Torsos, Meshell n'dege Occello, Vernon Reid's
science project, DJ Spooky, Emergency Broadcast Network, the Vienna Art Orchestra,
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Monty Alexander, Lunar Crush, John Zorn, James Blood Ulmer,
Chico Freeman, George Adams, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, John Medeski, Family of Percussion,
Hiram Bullock, Leni Stern, Depart, Wolfgang Puschnigg, The intergalactic Maiden
Ballet, Friedrich Gulda, Harry Sokal, Steve Coleman's 5 Elements, Passport, Wah
Wah Watson and many more. More recently, Jojo has been venturing into New York's
Techno / Multimedia / Avantgarde / club scene by promoting his own weekly party
event called 'Prohibited Beats'. This new platform for live "Drum n"
Bass", "Nu-Skool Breaks", "Speed Garage" and the latest
stylistical hybrids and mutations in DJ culture, has also provided the back drop
for his first solo project called NERVE. Described as an "endeavor in reverse
engineering the textures and rhythms of the current stream of computer generated
music into a live performed, improvisational format".
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Buddy
Miles 
As a
teenager blues-rock drummer George aka Buddy Miles played in his father's band
The Bebops, Ruby & the Romantics, the Ink Spots, the Delfonics and others.
At this time he met and struck up a friendship with Jimi Hendrix when they were
both sidemen. In
1967 Buddy formed Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield, they broke up after their
2nd album, and Miles formed the Buddy Miles Express. In 1969 Hendrix produced
the Buddy Miles Express release, "Electric Church" and Miles drummed
for Hendrix on his Electric Ladyland album. Miles played on the songs "Rainy
Day, Dream Away" and "Still Raining, Still Dreaming". Soon after
the release he joined Hendrix in forming the short lived band, "Band of Gypsys".
Buddy Miles went on to be a solo and freelance drummer, recording over 70 albums,
6 world tours, working with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters, Barry White,
Carlos Santana, Bootsy Collins, David Bowie, George Clinton, Jack Bruce, Joe Perry,
Billy Cox, and many others. Buddy continues to be active musically and performs
selected shows with proceeds going to help support victims of natural disasters
and other noble causes. ~
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Dino
Danelli 
Dino Danelli
is more famously known for being a founder member of The Rascals/ Young Rascals
in 1963. He has stayed with the band throughout their history and still appears
with them when ever they re-group. You can hear Dino's playing on 100's of other
tracks, as a very sort after session drummer he has played with, Gene Cornish,
Jeff Gottschalk, Wally Brison, Explore, Tom Dowd , Frankie Vinci, Arif Mardin,
Lex Marchesi , Howard Buzzy Feiten, Michael Bruce, Ralph MacDonald, April Wine,
The Bar-Kays, Michael Bruce, Bulldog, Felix Cavaliere, Roxanne Fontana, Fotomaker,
Laura Nyro, Pepper, David Rea, Dan Reed Network, B.J. Thomas, King Curtis, April
Wine, John Turi, Eric "ET" Thorngren, Fotomaker, Little Steven &
the Disciples of Soul and more. This list of artists from the many genre show
just what a skilled and extremely versatile drummer Dino is. ~
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Steve
Jordan

Steve Jordan is a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music &
Art and Performing Arts. In the 70's he played drums for the Saturday Night Live.
In the 80's when John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd toured as The Blues Brothers, Steve
was their drummer. He was also the first drummer in the Paul Shaffer-led "World's
Most Dangerous Band", the live studio band for the Late Night with David
Letterman show on NBC. Steve is a hard working world sort after session drummer
and has worked with a host of stars including The Rolling Stones, Don Henley,
John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, BB King, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Ricky Fanté,
Chuck Berry, James
Brown, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Patti
Scialfa, The Verbs, Billy Joel, Tom Jones, Chaka Kahn, Will Lee, George Benson,
and many more. 2006 saw him in the touring with the Eric Clapton Band. Steve is
also a Grammy Award winning producer with Robert Crays' album "Take Your
Shoes Off" and nominated with others, John Mayer album "Continuum",
Herbie Hancock's
"Possiblilties", John Scofield's "That's What I Say",
Patti Scialfa's "23rd St. Lullaby"
and The Verbs' "And Now - The Verbs" ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Nigel
Olsson 
UK rock drummer Nigel Olsson, started his career in northern bands such as The
Fireflies and Jazzboard, before moving to London and joining Plastic Penny. He
did a short stint with the band Uriah Heep, playing drums for some songs on their
1970 debut LP "Very 'eavy... Very 'umble", but Nigel is a better known
for his work with Elton John. He played drums and sang backing vocals on John's
early 1970's albums, teaming with guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Dee Murray,
and percussionist Ray Cooper to form what most rock fans regard as Elton John's
classic backing band. In 1975 he worked as a studio drummer, returning to work
with Elton in 1980 for 4 years. In 1991, Nigel and Davey joined forces in Davey's
band Warpipes, producing the great album Holes in the Heavens. Year 2000 saw him
back with Sir Elton. Over his career Nigel has performs with dozens and dozens
of mega international artists; he is still doing session and freelance work, donating
much his time to various charitable causes.
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Eric Delaney
 Eric
Delaney must be the ultimate drummer's drummer, not to be on any of the lists,
tut tut people, this is criminal !! Born in Acton, London, UK, Eric was playing
drums to live audiences at 6 and at age 10 was in his first group, with his mother
on piano and his father on banjo. In his early teens he was acclaimed as a "Drum
Genius" taking command of the Royal Kiltie Junior Band and the Hughie Green
Roadshow. By the time he was 16, he was voted Britain's Best Young Swing Drummer,
and in 1941 at the age of 17, Eric joined George Shearing of the famous Ambrose
Octet touring the variety theatres of that time. Over the years Eric been voted
No.1 of 8 titles including, Drummer of the Year and Musician of the Year,
Band of the Year award and appeared on 3 Royal Command performances. In 1995 Eric
was invited to perform at the Royal College of Music, London with some of the
finest drummers and percussionists from across Europe, and he overwhelmed them
all with his spellbinding technique. Over his long career Eric has played everywhere,
with everyone and most
genres. Eric, now in his 80's is still drumming, mainly in the warmer climate
of Spain. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Simon
King 
Wrongly & sadly, Simon King seems to be the forgotten Hawkwind. We must never
forget he was the driving power drummer who successfully pioneered psychedelic
space rock, took Hawkwind to the top with the unforgettable "Silver Machine"
and helped keep them at the top for 8 years. Oxford, U.K., born Simon, is self
taught, learning as he went along with local bands. At 17 he joined his first
recording and international touring band, Iron Butterfly, releasing 3 singles
"Beautiful Beige /Speak Up" in 1968, followed by "Mary Anne With
The Shaky Hand" and "Groupie Girl/The Gigging Song". The band also
appeared in the movie "Groupie Girl". When Iron Butterfly split in 1970,
Simon was asked by his friend, bassist Lemmy Kilmister to join "Hawkwind"
which became the most famous psychedelic space rock bands in rock history. Simon
King, was part of all this chance, he was the inventive, power drummer who helped
make Hawkwind's original sound and maintain it throughout their haydays of the
70's. Simon also worked on other projects with Robert Calvert, Michael Moorcock,
Steve Swindell, and Brian Eno, before sadly retiring from the business altogether
in 1982. ~
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Jon
Hiseman 
UK drummer Jon Hiseman, this highly skillful drummer whose technical ability stuns
as much as it impresses, started his career sessioning with Arthur Brown, before
joining the Graham Bond organisation. His next experience came with John Mayalls
Bluesbreakers. Finding it too restrictive for his need to expand & experiment,
he and the bassist
Tony Reeves, together
with Dick Heckstall-Smith formed the legendary band Colosseum in 1968.
He continues to play in a variety of musical environments: composed and improvisational
jazz with his wife saxophonist
Barbara Thompson, jazz/rock
with an occasionally reformed Colosseum,
as well as continuing to play in sessions for Andrew Lloyd-Webber musicals and
recording film and TV soundtracks.,
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Longineu
Parsons 3rd
Longineu Parsons 3rd aka LP, from Jacksonville, Florida, born February 16th,
1980, although only 26 is a highly experienced drummer and master of the cymbals.
He was a founding member of Yellowcard in 1997 and is now the only original member.
Playing drums from the age of 2 and having lessons since he was 5 years old, this
young drummer has played on the international circiut since he was a young teenager.
World touring with his trumpet playing father Longineu Parsons 2nd, has given
LP a huge insight to music, as well as learning & appreciating many different
genres. Highly influenced by the legendary avante garde drummer Max Roach, &
like Roach, LP
does not stand still, he brings new sounds and influences into his drumming skills,
forever moving his music forward. This modern drummer is certainly a drummer to
look up and learn from, he will definitely be influencing our future drummers.
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Clem
Burke 
Clem Burke from New York City is the percussionist
for the band Blondie. Recruited when they were first forming Blondie, Clem remained
with the band throughout the first stage of their career and was instrumental
in the late 1990s reunion. During the '80s and '90s, when Blondie was disbanded,
as well as forming his own band "Chequered Past", Burke played drums
for The Romantics, for whom he was the regular drummer between 1990 and 2004,
also guested, recorded, toured, sessioned with Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, Eurythmics,
Dramarama, Iggy Pop and Joan Jett, amongst others. Clem stood in as drummer for
The Ramones, under the name Elvis Ramone for two gigs, on August 28, '87, in Providence,
Rhode Island, and August 29, '87, in Trenton, New Jersey. During 2004 and 2005,
he toured with Nancy Sinatra. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ David
King
Drummer and composer,
David King, has been active
in Minneapolis since the 1990s. He is known for his versatile and high-energy
playing style, playing
like a cross between Elvin Jones and John Bonham
and his ability to contribute to bands operating in different musical genres.
He is a founding member of Happy Apple and The Bad Plus, both of which are jazz
trios, although neither play traditional styles. He works simultaneously in around
a dozen other bands, many in the jazz, electronic, indie and rock genres. He is
considered a major catalyst in the Minneapolis/St. Paul music scene; in recent
years he has been subject to ever increasing demand. His latest band the world
touring 'Bad Plus' is a jazz trio but you don't expect from a stately trinity
of piano-bass-drums to qualify as any kind of power trio, BUT this is exactly
what it is - a power trio, highly driven by the amazing drums of David King. Thier
2004 CD Give was nominated for a Grammy award. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rick
Allen

Rick, from Dronfield, south of Sheffield, UK, joined the rock band Def Leppard
at the age of 15, just before the band signed their first record contract, and
has stayed with the band throughout it's history. Rick lost his left arm in a
car accident on December 31, 1984, when trying to pass a car in his Corvette too
fast, on a country road outside Sheffield, England, and slammed into a wall. This
didn't deter Rick. While in the hospital, Rick began tapping his feet and realized
that he could find a way to play the drums again. This lead to the creation of
his electronic drum kit. This drum kit would allow him to use his left foot to
play the beats his left hand would usually create, and from then on, he became
known as the Thunder God. In 1986 his drum kit was completely electronic, but
since 1995 parts are acoustic again. What an amazing achievement, with such a
huge desire and love for the drums. His return to the drums was the greatest come
back ever in the history of rock 'n' roll. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Victor Lewis

Internationally acclaimed drummer, multi-musician, songwriter and composer, Victor
Lewis started studying music when he was ten, on the cello, but switched to the
drums a year later after watching the local drum corps marching on the Fourth
of July. He also studied classical piano. Early
influences were Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach and Philly Joe Jones. Lewis
began playing drums professionally on the local scene at the age of 15. On Victor's
first gig in Manhattan, a night at Boomer's he met trumpeter W oody Shaw. Victor
joined Woody's band and a few months later, he made his recording debut on Shaw's
classic, The Moontrane. Since then his career has never looked back, he has played
world wide with the world's greatest jazz men, as well as recording albums under
his own name, featuring his own compositions and unique style of drumming. "Lewis
is a master of shading and color, and the kind of timekeeper that could teach
a clock new ways to tick" says jazz writer Bill Kohlhasse. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Winard
Harper 
Winard Harper, recording artist from Baltimore, has become one of the hardest
working drummers in jazz today. Leading the very exciting and hard-swinging sextet,
the Winard Harper Sextet,
he also is as one of the most in-demand sidemen. When not on the bandstand with
this sextet, Winard works with artists such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Ray Bryant, Wycliffe
Gordon, Frank Wess and Jimmy Heath. Having one Billboard No 1 with the album Remembrance,
his latest CD, "Come
IntoThe Light" has received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Now
Winard Harper is moving to a new level of success with the band gaining increased
air play around the globe. FULL
BOIG ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ Alphonse
Mouzon . . . .Billy Cobham .
. . .Lenny White
. . . .
. . . 
Although the above 3 drummers
are listed on the Best Jazz Drummers, you think they should be up on the "Most
Skilled" list. I
must agree too ~ Alphonse Mouzon's musical associations
read like a veritable Who's Who of Modern Jazz and Pop Music! Its not who he has
played with but who hasn't he played with and what hasn't he done.. awesome. The
same has to be said for Billy Cobham and Lenny White. These world travelled drummers
Alphonse
Mouzon, Billy Cobham and Lenny
White maybe noted for jazz, but these three
highly skilled drummers have played all genres with the cream of the music world
from the blues to jazz to pop to rock. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Mickey
Hart
Mickey Hart is a true
pioneer, known by many for his amazing work in Grateful Dead. He soon joined the
Dead in 1967, making it one of the first rock bands to feature two drummers. He
has a huge thirst & hunger for music from every part of the globe. His tireless
study of the world's music has led Mickey to many great teachers and collaborators,
including his partners in Planet Drum. Planet Drum's self-titled album not only
hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart, remaining there for 26 weeks, it also
received the Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1991-- the first Grammy ever
awarded in this category.Mickey's experiences have paved the way for unique opportunities
beyond the music industry. He composed a major drum production performed by an
assembly of 100 percussionists for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial
Olympic Games. Additionally, Mickey has composed scores, soundtracks and themes
for movies and television including Apocalypse Now, Gang Related, Hearts of Darkness,
The Twilight Zone, the 1987 score to The Americas Cup: The Walter Cronkite
Report, Vietnam: A Television History, and The Next Step. In 1994 Mickey was inducted
with The Grateful Dead into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mickey has also performed
with the Diga Rhythm Band, The Beast, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Mickey Hart's
Mystery Box, New Riders of the Norton, Buffalo, County Joe & The Fish, David
Crosby, Purple Sage, Babatunde Olatunji Giovanni Hidalgo, Jerry Garcia, Dzintars,
Zakir Hussain, David Garibaldi, Kitaro, Flora Purim, Sikiru Adepoju, Chalo Eduardo,
The Other Ones, Bob Weir, Bobby Vega, Bill Walton, Doc Watson, Paul Winter, Ned
Lagin, Bob Matthews and many others. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bill
Kreutzmann 
At 59 years old, Bill Kreutzmann has lost none of his expertise
and stamina, still playing regular three hours showings of non-stop drumming.
It all started at school and by the end of 1964 he co-founded the band The Warlocks,
along with Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.
Their first real gig was May 5, 1965, two days before Kreutzmann's 19th birthday.
In November of 1965, the Warlocks became The Grateful Dead. Meeting fellow percussionist
Mickey Hart in the fall of 1967 would have a big impact on Kreutzmann's career.
The two percussionists' remarkable cohesion, synchronicity, and driving power
would a be a hallmark of the Grateful Dead sound for the next thirty years. Their
ten-minute drums solos, a feature of every show from 1978-1995 became legendary
in the rock world. Kreutzmann remained with The Grateful Dead until its dissolution
following the sad passing of Garcia in 1995, making him one of the four members
to play at every single one of the band's 3,500 shows. By 2000 Bill was back on
the road with The Other Ones (Weir, Hart, Bruce Hornsby, Steve Kimock, Mark Karan,
and Alphonso Johnson). The Other Ones were so successful that, in 2003 the band
began touring as The Dead (keeping Grateful retired out of respect for Garcia).
Bill also does work as a visual artist and, in 2001, began releasing limited edition
reproductions of his digital artwork. Beautiful too, see
for yourself. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Butch
Trucks 
For 30 years now, Butch Trucks
has helped to propel the intricate rhythms behind The Allman Brothers Band's intricate
harmonies. This hard hitting drummer has been there with fellow drummers Jai Jaimoe
and Marc Quinones to lift the Brothers' fans off their feet. That otherworldly
zone of rhythm and harmony and true-as-blue blues-rock has made The Allman Brothers
Band one of the greatest live outfit in the history of rock 'n' roll. Twenty years
ago, they were the pioneers of Southern Rock. Now with more than a hundred jam
bands that name the Brothers as a direct influence, as do some of the finest contemporary
blues musicians, the band is so much more. As excited as he is about the Brothers'
upcoming 30th anniversary, Trucks seems equally enthused about his new supergroup
side project, Frogwings, featuring Quinones; Burbridge, who also plays with Aquarium
Rescue Unit and in his own Peacemakers side project; his keyboard-playing brother
and fellow ARU member Kofi Burbridge; ARU-Jazz Is Dead guitarist Jimmy Herring;
Blues Traveler vocalist-harpist John Popper, and Trucks' 19-year-old guitar sensation
nephew Derek Trucks. ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Frankie
Banali
This hard hitting, deep pocket, heavy rock drummer from the LA rock scene is maybe
mainly known through his bands Quiet Riot & WASP; As well as his heavy band
schedule Frankie has sessioned with many other great bands & artists including
Billy Idol, Glenn Hughes, Gary Hoey, Billy Thorpe, Monarch, Pat Thrall, Heavey
Bones and others. His influences over the years range from Ringo and Charlie Watts
to John Bonham to Terry Bozzio and other progressive players. Quiet Riot were
recently animated and featured on "The Simpsons" television show in
the episode "The Father, The Son and the Holy Guest Star." Quiet Riot
has now entered in the Simpsons Hall Of Infamy following in the footsteps of musical
luminaries as the Beatles, The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards,
Aerosmith, The Who, Peter Frampton, Paul and Linda McCartney and U2's Bono.
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of INTEREST "The
Magnificent Eric Delaney" by Eddie Sammons
ERIC DELANEY ...a remarkable
musician ...a remarkable showman ...a remarkable person ...a remarkable life.
Now, at last, Eric has given his blessing to a book about him and made his files
and records available. Within these pages just a little of his dynamic life and
his bands is revealed. He himself has a few words to say and so do his many friends
and colleagues. "I think he's one of England's greatest performers"
- Kenny "R2-D2" Baker "A wonderful human being." - Kenny Ball
"The greatest showman without a doubt." - Elkie Brooks ".showman
and musician supreme." - Tony Fisher "I've admired his musicianship
and I admire him as a person." - Terry Lightfoot "Technically he is
superb.one of the great showmen." - Humphrey Lyttelton "He's just fantastic."
- Alan Skidmore "An artist, an absolute showman." - Sheila Southern
.. That's ERIC DELANEY
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