Terry Bozzio

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Terry John Bozzio (born December 27, 1950 in San Francisco , California ) is an American drummer .

Career

He attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo , California. Bozzio became known through his work with Frank Zappa (including his appearance in the concert film Baby Snakes ) and finally with the band UK . He is famous for his performances of the play The Black Page (German: The black side ) that Zappa had originally written to test musicians. The piece is considered a “musician's nightmare” because it is so musically dense that the sheet of music is almost completely black. Another example is his vocal duel with Zappa in the piece Titties & Beer (album Zappa in New York ).

Bozzio is known for his particularly large and particularly large number of parts.

He lives in Austin .

Musical participation

Bozzio founded the group Missing Persons with his then wife Dale Bozzio ( vocals ), the two former Zappa musicians Warren Cuccurullo ( guitar ) and Patrick O'Hearn ( bass ) and Chuck Wild ( keyboard ).

The musical spectrum of the drummer is wide. It is reflected in the collaboration with different bands and musicians. These include Duran Duran , Jeff Beck , Chad Wackerman , Steve Vai , Steve Stevens , Tony Levin , Pat Mastelotto , Robbie Robertson , Gary Wright , Don Dokken , Paul Hyde , Herbie Hancock , Dweezil Zappa , Richard Marx , The Knack , KoЯn and Fantômas . The album Guitar Shop (1989), which was created with Jeff Beck and Tony Hymas , won a Grammy Award in 1990 .

In 2016, Rolling Stone listed Bozzio as 17th of the 100 best drummers of all time .

Discography

  • David Torn, Mick Karn, Terry Bozzio: Polytown
  • Bozzio, Levin, Stevens: Black Light Syndrome - 1997
  • Bozzio, Levin, Stevens: Situation Dangerous - 2000
  • Terry Bozzio, Pat Mastelotto: Bozzio / Mastelotto - 2000
  • Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman: Alternative Duets Vol. 1 & 2 - 2000
  • Terry Bozzio, Billy Sheenan: Nine Short Films - 2002
  • Terry Bozzio: Solo Drum Music CD 1 & 2 - 2003
  • Terry Bozzio: Chamberworks - 2005
  • Korn: Untitled - 2007

Web links

Commons : Terry Bozzio  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .
  2. ↑ cf. also Terry Bozzio - Credits. Allmusic, accessed May 18, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Bozzio, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bozzio, Terry John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American drummer
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California