Tim Drummond

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Timothy Lee Drummond (born April 20, 1940 in Canton , Illinois , † January 10, 2015 in St. Louis County , Missouri ) was an American bassist and studio musician . Tim Drummond was the first white member of James Brown's band ; he accompanied Brown on his tour of Vietnam in 1968.

Tim Drummond has accompanied several well-known musicians in the course of his career as a bassist, crossing existing genre boundaries such as rockabilly , rhythm and blues , funk and country & western . Musicians who accompanied Drummond on bass include Hank Ballard , Eric Clapton , Neil Young , Crosby, Stills and Nash , Bob Dylan , Graham Nash , Ry Cooder , JJ Cale , Miles Davis , BB King , Joe Cocker and Albert Collins .

career

During the Vietnam War , James Brown performed in front of US Army soldiers in Vietnam . For safety reasons, James Brown was only allowed to bring a seven-person band. In addition to Jimmy Nolen on guitar and Maceo Parker on saxophone , this band also included Tim Drummond. Since Drummond became infected with hepatitis in Vietnam , he was replaced by Charles Sherrell on his return.

When Neil Young recorded his hit album Harvest in Nashville , Tim Drummond was part of the emerging band The Stray Gators with Ben Keith , Jack Nitzsche and Kenny Buttrey . Twenty years later, Neil Young played the follow-up album, Harvest Moon , and Tim Drummond again formed the rhythm section with Kenny Buttrey .

With the Stray Gators , Neil Young undertook the Time Fades Away tour in 1973 , with Tim Drummond with the former drummer of the Turtles , Johnny Barbata, part of the rhythm section. In addition to Russell Kunkel on drums, he also accompanied Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their stadium tour in 1974. Here, Drummond met Bob Dylan in St. Paul, whose band he later joined.

Drummond also accompanied Neil Young on his live album Unplugged (1993) and can also be seen on the accompanying MTV recording. He sits between Neil Young (left) and the guitarist Nils Lofgren .

With the drummer Jim Keltner , Drummond formed the rhythm group Tim & Jim . Tim Drummond played a Fender Precision bass .

Drummond is also the co-author of several songs by the musicians he played with. These include Saved (Bob Dylan), Who's Talking (JJ Cale), Saddle Up The Palomino (Neil Young), and Down In Hollywood (Ry Cooder).

Companions through Tim Drummond

Rest in peace, Tim. You were a great bass player and songwriter. You had the fire, the magic. You played with James Brown, Conway Twitty and Bob Dylan. You played on many of my records too. I remember your humor, your life, your quickness, your love. Thanks man!

“Rest in peace, Tim! You were a great bass player and songwriter. You had fire, magic. You played with James Brown, Conway Twitty and Bob Dylan. You were also on many of my records. I will never forget your humor, your lifestyle, your speed and your friendship. Thanks for that!"

- Neil Young, obituary in the Neil Young Times

Tim was a white bass blayer I had used on some sessions in Cincinnati at King. I'd been asking him to join the band, and when he heard we were going to Vietnam he said yes. He told me he wanted to show the soldiers over there that some white and black people back home were getting along. He was a playing cat - good God a'mighty, I never could get enough of Tim.

“Tim, the bass player, was a white guy I'd hired for a few sessions at King in Cincinnati. I asked him to join the band and when he heard that we were going to Vietnam, he said yes. He told me he wanted to show the soldiers over there that there are some black and white people at home who get along. He could really play, great God, I could never get enough of Tim. "

- James Brown in his autobiography

Discography (selection)

Backing musician for Neil Young
Backing musician for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  • 2014: CSNY 1974
Backing musician for Crosby & Nash
  • 1975: Wind on the Water
  • 1977: Crosby – Nash Live
Backing musician for Ry Cooder
  • 1979: Bop Till You Drop (Warner Records)
Backing musician for Bob Dylan

literature

  • James Brown with Bruce Tucker: James Brown - Godfather of Soul. Die Autobiografie , Munich 2014, pp. 322, 327f., 330, ISBN 978-3-453-64060-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruce Tucker: James Brown - Godfather of Soul , Munich 2014, p. 322 u. 327, ISBN 978-3-453-64060-3 .
  2. ↑ Bruce Tucker: James Brown - Godfather of Soul , Munich 2014, p. 330.
  3. ↑ Pete Long: CSNY in 1974 , in: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974 , Booklet, p. 13 u. 50.
  4. ^ Neil Young pays tribute to bassist Tim Drummond , Neil Young Times, January 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ Bruce Tucker: James Brown - Godfather of Soul , Glagow 1988, p. 192, ISBN 0-00-637256-2 .
personal data
SURNAME Drummond, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Drummond, Timothy Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bass player and studio musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Canton , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 2015
Place of death St. Louis County , Missouri