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Burleigh Drummond
Background information
Born (1951-09-25) 25 September 1951 (age 73)
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Genresmany
Instrument(s)Drums, Percussion
Years active1962 - present
LabelsWarner Bros., Sony/BMG, Tin Drum Music
Websitehttp://www.tindrummusic.net

Burleigh Drummond is an American drummer, percussionist, producer, songwriter and singer. He is a founding member and the only drummer/percussionist for the five-time Grammy Award nominated band Ambrosia.

Childhood

A self-described "Army brat," Drummond's parents were in the U.S. Army, with his father a full Colonel and his mother an army nurse. The family moved often and ended up being stationed in Ankara, Turkey where as a child Drummond had an experience he found transformative: he watched and listened as artisans hammered out a large copper plate, not unlike a cymbal, "spinning and hammering in sublime synchronicity." From an early age Drummond realized he would be involved in the percussive arts.[1]

Early music career with Ambrosia

After playing in various bands, Drummond signed up with a musicians contact service "for $5" and within a week all three members of what would become the band Ambrosia came by his residence and formed the group "before we ever played a note." [2] Drummond has described Ambrosia compositonally as "Joe Puerta and David Pack were like our Lennon and McCartney and I was kind of the George Harrison! [3]

Ambrosia career

Drummond recorded on every Ambrosia record from 1970 to the present, and toured internationally with the band throughout its history to date.[4]

Tin Drum

Drummond and his wife Mary Harris formed the band Tin Drum in the 1990s, and have released several albums to date.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.heralddeparis.com/ambrosias-burleigh-drummond/211126
  2. ^ http://www.heralddeparis.com/ambrosias-burleigh-drummond/211126
  3. ^ http://theshowbizwizard.blogspot.com/2013/04/ambrosia-comes-to-suffolk-theater-chat.html
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/burleigh-drummond-mn0000621824
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/burleigh-drummond-mn0000621824

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