- Liberty DeVitto
Liberty DeVitto (born
August 8 ,1950 inNew York City ,New York ) is an American rockdrummer .DeVitto has been the drummer for
Billy Joel and the Hit Squad and he has been a session drummer on recordings of other artists. DeVitto was born in New York City of Italian ancestry where his father was apolice officer at theNew York Police Department .DeVitto taught himself to play the drums after seeing
The Beatles on their appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.The 2006 Billy Joel tour is the first known tour to not include DeVitto on drums since his inclusion in Billy Joel's band in the 1970s. Prior to that point, he had the longest running tenure in Joel's band.
Liberty is the father of
actress Torrey DeVitto . He currently endorsesMapex drums, Sabian cymbals andPro-Mark drumsticks. He has endorsedTama drums and Zildjian cymbals in the past.Credits
*1976 "
Turnstiles "Billy Joel
*1977 "The Stranger" Billy Joel
*1978 "52nd Street" Billy Joel
*1980 "Glass Houses " Billy Joel
*1981 "Dead Ringer"Meat Loaf
*1981 "The Burning"Rick Wakeman
*1981 "Songs in the Attic " Billy Joel
*1982 "Nylon Curtain " Billy Joel
*1983 "An Innocent Man " Billy Joel
*1985 "Greatest Hits Volume I & II " Billy Joel
*1985 "Spoiled Girl "Carly Simon
*1986 "The Bridge" Billy Joel
*1987 "КОНЦЕРТ Billy Joel
*1989 "Storm Front" Billy Joel
*1989 Mick Jones' solo debut "Mick Jones"
*1993 "River of Dreams " Billy JoelPhilanthropy
In 2003, Liberty DeVitto signed on as an official supporter of
Little Kids Rock , a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A. Liberty has personally delivered instruments to children in the program, performed at benefit events for the cause and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.External links
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Liberty_DeVitto.html Drummerworld Entry]
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