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Discography:

Another Lonely Night Bliss McCain 2 Pony Records, 2004: drums track 6
Crow Wishing Chair Terrakin Records 2002, drums and percussion
The Ghost of Will Harbut Wishing Chair Terrakin Records 2000: drums and percussion
Circle Karen Scalf Terrakin Records 1999: drums
Dig A Little Deeper The Kelly Richey Band Sweet Lucy Records 1999: percussion
Bliss McCain Bliss McCain Terrakin Records 1999: drums and percussion
Undisputed Country Wishing Chair Terrakin Records 1998: drums and percussion
Eyes of a Woman The Kelly Richey Band Sweet Lucy Records 1997: drums, title track
Path Tangled Roots 2 Pony Records, 1996: drums
Sister's Got A Problem The Kelly Richey Band indie release 1994: percussion
Mesas and Mandolins Stealin Horses Waldoxy Records 1991: drums and backing vocals
Stealin Horses Stealin Horses Arista Records 1988: drums and backing vocals
Ballad of the Pralltown Cafe Stealin Horses indie release 1986: drums and backing vocals
Fear of the Night K.S. Ratliff and Black Magic indie release 1982: drums
He is My Everything Glory Bound Singers indie release 1979: drums

I've played drums so long I can't really remember a 'starting' point. My parents knew right away that I wanted to play - I beat the furniture to pieces, pots and pans were laid waste, the silverware suffered unimaginable torture. My grandmother cooked with lard at the time. Those lard buckets held the beating frenzy longer than anything but even they fell victim eventually. My poor mother tried to soothe me with a small tamborine when I was four (I still have it) but it didn't provide the sound I heard in my head. She tried a small set of bongos (I still have those, too) when I was six but, they, too, fell short of my expectations. I went through a series of J.C. Penney starter sets but their paper heads were no match for my slamming prowess. As a last ditch effort, they gave me a blue sparkle snare drum when I was eight but that only added fuel to the fire. "How can you have a snare drum without a whole set?" I asked. "That's like a horse with three legs!" It wasn't marching band I wanted - it was rock-n-roll. It that was my mother's fault, what with her Beatles, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Tom Jones records in the house. By the time I was 10 I had worn my parents down. For a $110 at a local antique store, they bought a five piece off-brand drum kit with real drum heads that were meant to be played. No wonder my parents are both hard of hearing now.

Over the years I've appeared on recordings by Bliss McCain The Kelly Richey Band Wishing Chair and a few tracks here and there for people I don't even remember (though I'm sure I had a fabulous time). In fact, my discography is below (which does help me remember a few things), starting with my very first recording; a gospel 8-track (that's sure to give away my age)!.

I made my best recordings in the 90's with two bands no one has ever heard of; U.S. 27 and La Vida Loca (Pete Poggione [gtr,vox], Sean Tarter [bass,vox], Sylvia Walters [lead vox], and Jay Goldenberg [gtr, vox]). Those recordings have never been released.

People often ask me why I stopped being a full-time player. Two reasons really. 1- my health and 2- my bank account, or lack thereof. But I would no more leave my first love than I would stop breathing...but I might hold my breath for a little while!

By the way, I have almost no photographs from the billions of gigs I've played nor do I have all the publicity pictures ever made. If you happen to have photographs from live gigs, weird publicity pix (these are probably from Germany or Japan), or just around the show/backstage photos I would love to see them kopana.net

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