Bob Siebenberg

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Robert Layne "Bob" Siebenberg (born October 31, 1949 in Glendale , California), also known as Bob C. Benberg , is an American musician. He was best known as the drummer and percussionist of the British progressive rock band Supertramp . He was the only American in the cast.

Siebenberg's son Jesse also joined Supertramp when the live album It Was the Best of Times was released (1999).

Career

Before joining Supertramp in 1973, Siebenberg was a member of the pub rock band Bees Make Honey and a member of the American band RHS .

Siebenberg released a solo album in 1985, it was called Giants in Our Own Room , in which he sings half of the songs himself and also plays the keyboard and drums. He is supported in the recording by Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy (Gorham was Siebenberg's brother-in-law from 1969 to 2000), Steve Farris from Mr. Mister , Procul Harum drummer BJ Wilson (who played the last track), bassist Kerry Hatch from Oingo Boingo and Supertramp bandmate John Helliwell . Derek Beauchemin, an old friend, got involved as a co-songwriter and played the keyboard.

He was also a member of a band called Heads Up , which released an album called The Long Shot in 1989. On this album worked Dennis O'Donnell, Mark Hart , Brad Cole, John Helliwell, Marty Walsh and Scott Gorham, the latter played the guitar.

In 1989 Siebenberg composed the original music for Sierra On-line's video game Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon .

Web links

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  1. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Supertramp . Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  2. ^ The Logical Web November 2008 . Retrieved August 15, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Siebenberg, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Siebenberg, Robert Layne (full name); Benberg, Bob C. (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Glendale , California , USA