- Chad Cromwell
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Chad Cromwell 
Background information Born June 14, 1957
in Paducah, Kentucky, United StatesGenres Rock, Country Instruments Drums Years active 1986-present Associated acts Neil Young. Mark Knopfler Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American drummer, best known for his work with Neil Young and with Mark Knopfler.
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Personal life
Cromwell was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and three years later moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee. In 1990, he moved to Nashville,[1] got married and started a family, and built his recording career.
Career
Cromwell started recording and touring with Joe Walsh in 1986,[2] appearing on two albums, Got Any Gum? and Ordinary Average Guy.
In 1987, Cromwell began a collaboration with songwriter Neil Young. The initial sessions became Neil Young & The Bluenotes. Since then he has recorded and toured with Young on several occasions, and appears on albums such as Freedom (1989), Prairie Wind (2005) Living with War (2006) and Chrome Dreams II (2007). He has also appeared in Heart of Gold, a documentary capturing the debut of Neil Young's album, Prairie Wind (along with other Young classics).[3] This was filmed at the Ryman auditorium and directed by Jonathan Demme.
Cromwell is also known for his contributions to Mark Knopfler's solo albums Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), The Ragpicker's Dream (2002) and Shangri-La (2004). He was also part of Knopfler's band during the tours of his first solo albums.[4]
Cromwell toured with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the summer of 2006.[5]
He has also worked with many other artists including Vince Gill,[6] Amy Grant,Lady Antebellum, Diana Krall, Willie Nelson,[7] Jackson Browne,[8] Boz Scaggs, Wynonna, Trisha Yearwood, Miranda Lambert, Bonnie Raitt,[7] Peter Frampton,[9] Allison Moorer,[10] Chris Knight,[11], Joss Stone, Rodney Crowell, and Marty Stuart.
In the mid-2000s, he formed the band Fortunate Sons along with Michael Rhodes, Gary Nicholson, Kenny Greenberg, and Reese Wynans. They released a self-titled album in 2004.[12] He is also a member of the occasional touring band Big Al Anderson and The Balls, led by former NRBQ guitarist Al Anderson.
Chad endorses Craviotto drums, Zildjian Cymbals, DW Hardware, Vic Firth sticks,Universal Audio, Focusrite and QuikLoc..
References
- ^ Amendola, Billy. "Chad Cromwell", Modern Drummer. Retrieved on 2009-05-05.
- ^ Gomez, Alex M. (November 27, 1987). "Joe Walsh keeping young", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, p. 22.
- ^ Varga, George (February 23, 2006). "The right chemistry: Demme, Young 'were on the same page' for 'Neil Young: Heart of Gold'", The San Diego Union-Tribune, p. ND.
- ^ Morse, Steve (March 22, 1996). "Mark Knopfler takes a Strait-country line on solo CD", The Boston Globe, p. 62.
- ^ Neil Young review, August, 2005
- ^ (June 13, 2003). "Pop music: Gill's going strong", The Press-Enterprise, p. AA3.
- ^ a b Danton, Eric R. (December 31, 2006). "Rockin' once again: Big Al Anderson's new album goes back to his roots", The Hartford Courant, p. G1.
- ^ Caudle, Todd (August 17, 1989). "Browne lets music do the talking: More rock, less rally this time", Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, p. D5.
- ^ Sandler, Adam (October 2003). "Peter Frampton; Joe Bonamassa", Variety Review Database.
- ^ Novak, Ralph (September 11, 2000). "The Hardest Part", People 54 (11): 52.
- ^ McGuinness, Jim (April 24, 1998). "Dark side of Knight: A little hard-luck music", The Record, p. 36.
- ^ Bumgardner, Ed (April 1, 2004). "Fortunate Sons", Winston-Salem Journal, p. 9.
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Categories:- 1957 births
- American country drummers
- American session musicians
- Living people
- People from Paducah, Kentucky
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