Der US-amerikanische Schlagzeuger Ricky Lawson ist gestorben

Der 1954 in Detroit geborene US-amerikanische Schlagzeuger Ricky Lawson (Bild) ist am 23. Dezember 2013 in Long Beach, Kalifornien, gestorben. Er spielte u.a. mit Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie und Whitney Houston und feierte grosse Erfolge auch mit der eigenen Fusion-Band Yellowjackets.

Bild: Archiv

Vor allem in den achtziger Jahren hatte er mit den grossen Stars des Pop zusammengearbeitet und ist auf vielen heute legendären Alben zu hören.

http://www.derbund.ch/kultur/pop-und-jazz/Michael-Jacksons-Schlagzeuger-stirbt-nach-Hirnblutung-/story/25735701

Grammy winning former member of the Yellowjackets Ricky Lawson, affectionately known throughout the music industry as the «Drummer to the Stars», is the most well known and respected percussionist in the world. Just recently Ricky was the featured drummer on Steely Dan’s Grammy winning Best Album «Two Against Nature», Lionel Richie’s latest release «Renaissance», the soundtrack to the blockbuster film «Brothers» and the score for the epic «Anna and The King» starring Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat.

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ricky_Lawson.html

The Detroit native learned to play drums at age 16 and jumped into the music business even before graduating from Cooley High School, developing into one of the nation’s top studio musicians in the 1980s.

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5847914/ricky-lawson-grammy-winning-drummer-played-with

Lawson had a storied career that took him from a Grammy-winning tenure with the Yellowjackets to eclectic work with artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Steely Dan.

http://www.freep.com/article/20131224/ENT04/312240088/ricky-lawson-dies-monday-night

Videos:

Ricky Lawson plays drums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfBC8lM5wI4

Ricky Lawson Bad Tour Brisbane 1987 HD High Definition Best Quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpSsMhbvq7U

Ricky Lawson – David Dyson – Damian Erskine: Bestowal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Din2yFNLYJA

Mehr:

http://www.rickylawson.com

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ricky_Lawson.html

http://www.yellowjackets.com/