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He is a drummer who wrote two
books which are considered acknowledged masterworks of drum
instruction. He
drummed with artists such as The
Archies ,
The Monkees, The Coasters, The Mamas & Papas and
Dionne Warwick. He collaborated with Country Joe MacDonald and is known for
his drumming on Van Morrison's "Brown
Eyed Girl". He played on
hundreds of hit records and had claimed to have notched up 15,000 studio
sessions. His daughter Katrina
is in the rock band Luxx. He died 17th August 1987.
The
Archies
recordings
Bang
Shang-A-Lang
(Jeff
Barry )
Truck
Driver
(Jeff
Barry
)
Source:
1.
www.gary-chester.com
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