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BIOGRAPHY: BASSIST/TIM DRUMMOND
TIMOTHY LEE DRUMMOND, Born April 20, 1940 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. Bassist, Tim Drummond began playing Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n' Roll while in Charleston, South Carolina.
Tim's father was stationed in Charleston with the U. S. Air force for a year. Upon returning to Chicago, Illinois, Tim played guitar in a local group 'WILD CHILD GIBSON' of LITTLE RICHARD fame.
Tim began playing Bass Guitar and toured with local musicians Eddie Cash & The Cashiers. Then, Tim Drummond started playing Bass Guitar for Rockabilly CONWAY TWITTY. Twitty began to move into Country Music, so Tim Drummond relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio where he began working the clubs with TROY SEALS, LONNIE MACK and ROGER TROY (Electric Flag), and worked on recording sessions for HANK BALLARD (Hank Ballard & The Midnighters) and JAMES BROWN. Tim joined James Brown's band JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES, touring with band members and musical legends JIMMY NOLEN and MACEO PARKER throughout North America, Vietnam, Korea and Africa.
Exhausted Tim quit and moved to Nashville and began working on recording sessions for Blues and Rhythm & Blues singers, including; JOE SIMON, MARGIE HENDRICKS, FENTON ROBINSON and Country artists, including; RONNIE MILSAP, JIMMY BUFFETT, DOUG KERSHAW and CHARLIE DANIELS... NEIL YOUNG requested Tim Drummond to work on the now platinum album "HARVEST" and later Tim toured as part of NEIL YOUNG'S backup group 'THE STRAYGATORS' .
Moving to California, Tim became "THE" recording session player, working with NEIL YOUNG, BOB DYLAN (Slow Train Coming, Saved, Shot of Love), RY COODER (Bop Till You Drop, The Slide Area, Borderline), J. J. CALE (Naturally, Travel Log, Anyway The Wind Blows and J. J. CALE "Live"), CROSBY, STILLS and NASH (CSN), GRAHAM NASH (Wild Tales), The BEACH BOYS (16 Big Ones), JOHN MAYALL, RICK DANKO, DON HENLEY (Building The Perfect Beast) and JEWEL (Pieces Of You).
Tim Drummond just completed working with Blues legend ARTHUR 'BIG BOY' CRUDUP'S sons, JAMES, JONAS and GEORGE CRUDUP on the 'FRANKTOWN BLUES' project and a project with ESSRA MOHAWK entitled, ESSIE MAE HAWK & THE KILLERGROOVEBAND. The Grammy Nominated Bassman moves and plays on.
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