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Chad Cromwell
Cromwell in 2009
Background information
Born (1957-06-14) June 14, 1957 (age 67)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Genres
  • country
  • Occupation(s)Drummer
    Years active1986–present

    Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004.

    Cromwell has worked with multiple prominent artists from various genres, including Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Joe Walsh, Joss Stone, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

    Early life

    [edit]

    Cromwell was born on June 14, 1957, in Paducah, Kentucky. When he was three years old he moved with his parents and siblings to Memphis, Tennessee in 1960. In 1970, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and remained there for the rest of his childhood.

    He started playing drums at the age of eight, wearing headphones as he played along to records in an upstairs room of his parents' home. By the age of twelve he was playing in garage bands in the local neighborhood.[1]

    Career

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    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 Dave Stewart, 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,[12] Rodney Crowell, Marty Stuart, and Stevie Nicks.

    In the mid-2000s, Cromwell formed the band Fortunate Sons along with Michael Rhodes, Gary Nicholson, Kenny Greenberg, and Reese Wynans. They released a self-titled album in 2004.[13] He is also a member of the occasional touring band, Big Al Anderson and The Balls, led by former NRBQ guitarist Al Anderson.

    In 2012, he appeared on The Beach Boys' studio album entitled That's Why God Made the Radio. In 2013, he was featured on Bonnie Tyler's album, Rocks and Honey.

    In 2014, he provided drums on Drake Bell's third studio album, Ready Steady Go!

    Personal life

    [edit]

    He lives in both Nashville and Los Angeles with his wife, Windy.[14]

    Collaborations

    [edit]
    Cromwell (background) performing live with Neil Young in 2009

    With Trace Adkins

    With Lady Antebellum

    With Katie Armiger

    With Sweet Pea Atkinson

    With Joan Baez

    With The Beach Boys

    With Drake Bell

    With Matraca Berg

    With Michael Bolton

    With Joe Bonamassa

    With Danielle Bradbery

    With Lee Brice

    With Pieta Brown

    With Kix Brooks

    With Brooks & Dunn

    With Billy Burnette

    With Shawn Camp

    With Mary Chapin Carpenter

    With Paul Carrack

    With Jeff Carson

    With Beth Nielsen Chapman

    With Steven Curtis Chapman

    With Kenny Chesney

    With Terri Clark

    With Mark Collie

    With John Cowan

    With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    With Rodney Crowell

    With George Ducas

    With Ronnie Dunn

    With Radney Foster

    With Peter Frampton

    With Vince Gill

    With William Lee Golden

    With Amy Grant

    With Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

    With Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler

    With Rebecca Lynn Howard

    With Sonya Isaacs

    With Jewel

    With Toby Keith

    With Charles Kelley

    With Mark Knopfler

    With Alison Krauss

    With Miranda Lambert

    With Jim Lauderdale

    With Cyndi Lauper

    With Kenny Marks

    With Mac McAnally

    With Shane McAnally

    With Pat McLaughlin

    With Jo Dee Messina

    With Frankie Miller

    With John Michael Montgomery

    With Allison Moorer

    With Keb' Mo'

    With Craig Morgan

    With Willie Nelson

    With Joe Nichols

    With Stevie Nicks

    With Chris Norman

    With John Oates

    With Anders Osborne

    With Jake Owen

    With Orianthi Panagaris

    With Lee Roy Parnell

    With Dolly Parton

    With Kellie Pickler

    With Kim Richey

    With Lionel Richie

    With LeAnn Rimes

    With Bob Seger

    With Blake Shelton

    With Ashton Shepherd

    With Jessica Simpson

    With Joss Stone

    With Livingston Taylor

    With Josh Turner

    With Bonnie Tyler

    With Roch Voisine

    With Joe Walsh

    With Holly Williams

    With Brian Wilson

    With Gretchen Wilson

    With Lee Ann Womack

    With Chely Wright

    With Trisha Yearwood

    With Neil Young

    With Robin Zander

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Zildjian Artists-Chad Cromwell Artist Page". zildjian.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  • ^ 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 Concert Review". thrasherswheat.org. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  • ^ (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.
  • ^ thodoris (April 12, 2012). "Interview:Chad Cromwell (Neil Young,Mark Knopfler,Joss Stone,Joe Bonamassa)". Hit Channel. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  • ^ Bumgardner, Ed (April 1, 2004). "Fortunate Sons", Winston-Salem Journal, p. 9.
  • ^ Amendola, Billy. "Chad Cromwell", Modern Drummer. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
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