Roy Yeager

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name = Roy Yeager


caption = ARS, 1980
birth_name = Roy Yeager
birth_date = Birth date and age|1949|2|4|mf=y
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death_place =
birth_place = Greenwood, Mississippi
occupation = Musician
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Roy Yeager (b. February 4 1949, Greenwood, Mississippi) is an American musician.

His musical career started off when he moved to Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 14. Roy met Bobby Sowell in high school in 1964 and soon they were playing gigs, as a duo and with bands. He drummed with the popular Memphis 1960s groups, The Out Of It's and The Crackerjacks, touring the mid-south and played regularly at the popular Thunderbird Lounge and Roaring 60's in Memphis.

In 1972 Roy went with Lobo, in 1974 drummed for singer Joe South. His big break came in 1980 when he joined the southern rock group Atlanta Rhythm Section, he toured with them for 10 years, recording hit records and living the rock star life style.

He moved to Nashville in the 1980s after marrying, became a producer and bought his own recording studio, Back Street Recording. He has done sessions with many rock and country artists including Ronnie Milsap, Dale Hawkins, Alicia Bridges, Paul Davis, Mike Heron, Gail Davis and many others.

In 1998, Roy sold his recording studio and retired, dabbling a little in real-estate and other investments. Yeager was married to Hollywood actress Char Fontane, who died of breast cancer on April 1, 2007.

Credits

1972 Of a Simple Man Lobo Drums

1973 Calumet Lobo Percussion, Drums

1973 John Lovick Turner John Lovick Turner Drums

1974 Pyramid Pyramid Drums

1974 Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis Drums

1975 As I See It Now Melanie Percussion, Drums, Vocals

1975 Midnight Rainbows Joe South Drums

1975 Mike Herons Reputation Mike Heron Percussion

1976 Southern Tracks & Fantasies Paul Davis Drums

1978 Alicia Bridges Alicia Bridges Drums

1978 Gail Davies Gail Davies Percussion, Drums

1979 Rain in My Life Bill LaBounty Drums

1979 Underdog Atlanta Rhythm Section Drums

1980 Boys from Doraville Atlanta Rhythm Section Drums

1980 Hard Times on Easy Street David Lynn Jones

1981 Quinella Atlanta Rhythm Section Percussion, Drums

1982 Best of Atlanta Rhythm Section Percussion, Drums

1984 Lost in the 50's Tonight Ronnie Milsap Percussion, Drums

1990 Live in Front of a Bunch of Dickheads Drums

1994 Lauralea Lauralea Drums

1999 As True As You (Songs For Ricky) Threk Michaels Drums

1999 Backtracks Atlanta Rhythm Section Drums

1999 Wildcat Tamer Dale Hawkins Drums

2000 Fool's Paradise Dale Hawkins Drums

2000 Live at the Savoy, New York Atlanta Rhythm Section Drums

2003 Do You Still Feel the Same Way? [Japan] Tommie Young Drums Percussion

2004 Best Of You Can't Hear Me Callin' Bluegrass: 80 Years Various Artists Drums

2004 Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bluegrass: 80 Years of Am Various Artists Drums

2005 Echo Coming Back: The Best of Mike Heron Drums 2005 Introducing Lobo/Of a Simple Man Lobo Drums

2006 As I See It Now Tracy Lawrence Drums Percussion

ee also

* [http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&CTR=182317 Barnes & Noble.com - Music Search: Roy Yeager]
* [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1946/february_4_1946_106573.html Atlanta Rhythm Section History: Roy Yeager]
* [http://bobbysowell.tripod.com/thebook2.html Book Review - History of Memphis Bands 1960-75]
* [http://www.edking.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=4 The Bonnie Blue Band; Charlie Hargrett, Ed King,
(Lynyrd Skynyrd) Roy Yeager (ARS), Jimmy Hall,
Jeff Carlisi, and Banner Thomas]

External links

* [http://www.atlantarhythmsection.com/ Atlanta Rhythm Section]
* [http://www.pcuf.fi/~tapiov/discographies/dalehawkins.htm Dale Hawkins]
* [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1285538/a/Bare+Tracks.htm Bobby Bare]
* [http://www.bobbysowell.com Bobby Sowell]
* [http://bobbysowell.tripod.com/thebook2.html Memphis Bands]