Drummers - Kenny Aronoff (Black Sabbath, Smashing Pumpkins)
Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American
drummer who is a noted session musician and has played with a wide array
of rock bands.
After graduating from Indiana University in 1976, Aronoff passed on
several symphony orchestra offers and decided to head for the East Coast
where he studied drum set in Boston and New York. During this time he
began to concentrate on jazz and fusion music, and in 1977 he returned
to Bloomington, Indiana and spent several years in a popular local band,
playing throughout the Midwest. In 1980 he joined John Mellencamp's
band, recording 10 albums and touring with him over a 17-year period.
Aside from his work with Mellencamp, he is well-known for his work with
John Fogerty. In the mid-80's, Kenny began to develop an enormously
successful career as a studio musician, playing on hundreds of records
as well as touring worldwide with many artists. Aronoff has guested live
or on record with musicians such as Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi,
Michelle Branch, Joe Cocker, Trey Anastasio, Richard Thompson (filling
in for Dave Mattacks on the second half of Thompson's 1989 tour, after
Mattacks broke his arm), Meat Loaf, Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones,
Alanis Morissette, Bob Seger, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd
Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt, Mick Jagger, Alice Cooper,
Belinda Carlisle, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Tony Iommi, hard rock
band Cinderella in 1994 and alternative rock group The Smashing Pumpkins
for one tour.
The gear he endorses are Tama drums and hardware, Vic Firth drumsticks,
Remo drum heads and Zildjian cymbals, although he has endorsed with DW
drums at one point.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Aronoff
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