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Mike Botts Background information Born December 8, 1944Oakland, California ,Died December 9, 2005California (aged 61), Burbank,Instruments Drums Associated acts Bread, Bill Medley, Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold, Richard Carpenter, Dan Fogelberg Michael G. Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) was the drummer of 1970s soft rock band Bread and a studio musician.
Born in Oakland, California, Botts grew up in nearby Antioch before moving to Sacramento. While in college, he began playing with a band called The Travellers Three and working as a studio musician. Eventually, the group disbanded, but not before recording some songs with producer David Gates.
While working with Bill Medley, Botts was invited to join Gates's band, Bread, for its second album. He accepted the offer and worked as a full-time member of Bread from 1970 to 1973, when the band went on hiatus. At that point, Botts began working with Linda Ronstadt, and recorded and toured with her for over two years. Botts reunited with the other members of Bread in 1976 for one final album and tour, before disbanding in 1978.
He then worked with Karla Bonoff and Andrew Gold, playing on Gold's 1977 hit Lonely Boy, and continued to work in the studio as a player, singer, writer, and producer. In 1989, he toured Japan with Richard Carpenter. Two years later, he began touring and recording with Dan Fogelberg while continuing his session work. In 1996, the members of Bread again reunited for a world tour that ran until the fall of 1997. Botts then recorded his only solo album, Adults Only, released in 2000.
Botts died in Burbank, California, one day after his 61st birthday, having suffered from colon cancer.
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David Gates • Jimmy Griffin • Robb Royer • Mike Botts • Larry Knechtel Studio albums Compilation The Best of Bread • The Best of Bread, Volume 2 • The Sound of Bread • Anthology of Bread • The Very Best Of Bread • David Gates & Bread Essentials • Retrospective • Make It With You And Other Hits • The Definitive Collection • The WorksCategories:- 1944 births
- 2005 deaths
- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- American drummers
- American rock musicians
- People from Oakland, California
- Cancer deaths in California
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