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| From | "barryholdship@mybluelight.com" <barryholdship@mybluelight.com> |
| Subject | Re: RIP Bruce Gary The Knack |
| Date | Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:20:29 GMT |
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Rock drummer Bruce Gary of The Knack dies in LA at 54
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Rock drummer Bruce Gary, who worked with George Harrison,
Bob Dylan and Stephen Stills but is best known as The Knack's original
drummer on "My Sharona," has died. He was 54.
Gary died Tuesday at Tarzana Medical Center, said Guy McCain, publicist
for The Knack's lead singer Doug Fieger. The cause of death wasn't
disclosed, McCain said Wednesday.
"He was an integral part of our sound not to mention a great drummer,"
Fieger said in a statement.
In addition to The Knack, Gary's three-decade career as a drummer and
producer included work with a who's-who of performers.
Besides Harrison, Dylan and Stills, he recorded with Cream's Jack
Bruce, Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow, Bette Midler, Yoko Ono, Harry Nilsson
and The Doors' guitarist Robby Krieger, according to the Web site
http://www.brucegary.com.
Gary also worked with blues masters Albert Collins, Albert King and
John Lee Hooker and toured with former Eagles member Randy Meisner and
Spencer Davis.
He also co-produced a series of posthumous releases from Jimi Hendrix,
including the "Blues" compilation.
Gary also produced the CD of drum samples "Bruce Gary's Drum
Vocabulary." The drum loops are popular in professional and home
recording studios where they can be added to any song.
On Aug. 3, Fieger underwent successful brain surgery. Fieger, 53, had
two brain tumors removed during the operation at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center and he's now recovering at home, McCain said.
The Knack was formed in 1978 and a year later hit it big with "My
Sharona." The group's debut album "Get the Knack" sold 6 million
copies, followed by a second album "... But the Little Girls
Understand," which sold 2 million.
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