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Bill Lordan Drummer

Bill Lordan (born May 22, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is an American rock music drummer[1] who has been in a number of bands, such as The Mystics, Gypsy, Robin Trower Band and Sly & The Family Stone. He began playing in sixth grade when his teacher offered after-school lessons.[2]

Career[edit]

Lordan started his recording career with The Amazers, The Mystics, The Esquires and Gypsy, a progressive rock band from Minnesota, recording three albums with them from 1971 to 1973. He also recorded with Bobby Womack and Ike and Tina Turner. He then joined Sly & The Family Stone. By 1974, Sly & The Family Stone released the album Small Talk. Along with violinist Sid Page,[3] The first drummer for Sly & The Family Stone was Greg Errico[4] who was succeeded on the album FreshbyAndy Newmark.[5]

In late 1974, Lordan joined Robin Trower's band debuting on the album For Earth Below.[6] He stayed with Trower until late 1987, his last recording during his stint being the B.L.T. album with Jack Bruce. In 1980 he endorsed The Zildjian Company and was included in the Zildjian Cymbal Set Up Book of famous drummers. He also endorsed Rogers and DW Drum Companies and Remo and Aquarian Companies. He played with the Darrell Mansfield Band, the Dave Steffen Band and The Chris Aaron Band before starting his own band, The Bill Lordan Experiment, in 2000.

Personal life[edit]

Bill is married to Diana Olson, a freelance entertainment writer.

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 31, 2003). All music guide to the blues: the definitive guide to the blues. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 559–. ISBN 978-0-87930-736-3. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  • ^ "Bill Lordan". Drum Solo Artist. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  • ^ "Sly & The Family Stone—Small Talk". Head Heritage. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  • ^ Junior, Chris M. (August 27, 2013). "The Beat Goes On For Sly & The Family Stone's Greg Errico". Goldmine. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  • ^ Pryor, Sam (July 15, 2013). "The 15 Greatest Groove Drummers Of All Time". Drummer Magazine. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  • ^ "Bill Lordan". jimmydewar.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015.



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