Ed Graham
| Ed Graham | |
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| Birth name | Edwin James Graham |
| Also known as | Badger |
| Born | February 20, 1976 |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal, glam rock |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 2000–2008, 2011-present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Must Destroy |
| Associated acts | Stone Gods, The Darkness, Superfuzz Bigmuff, Q*Sling, KFB (Karaoke for Beginners) |
| Website | www.theactualdarkness.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Drum Workshop Maple Series Zildjian cymbals |
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Edwin James "Ed" Graham (born 20 February 1977 in Great Yarmouth, England) is an English musician who is best known as the drummer of rock band The Darkness, as well as the subsequent successor band Stone Gods, before officially leaving in 2008 due to a physical inability to perform.
Graham is one of four children and as a youth, he attended Kirkley High School with Dan Hawkins and Justin Hawkins, later The Darkness bandmates.
Before joining The Darkness, Graham had been in bands such as Superfuzz Bigmuff and Q*Sling, but left the latter when he heard that his already friends Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins were forming a band. He co-founded The Darkness with them in 2000.
One of the first gigs that The Darkness ever played was at a memorial service commemorating the life of Graham's previous bandmate from Q*Sling, who was called Sam.
On June 9, 2008 it was announced on The Stone Gods Blog that due to a serious injury, Graham would be unable to join the band on tour, and a temporary replacement was being sought after.[1]
On July 29, 2008 it was announced that Graham was permanently leaving the band due to health issues.[2]
In SPIN magazine it was confirmed that Graham had left with health problems due to a blood disorder called "osteonecrosis", a condition that may have been exacerbated by excessive drinking and has now resulted in him having surgery to replace both of his hips.[3]
In 2011 he reunited with The Darkness, after healing completely from his condition.
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[edit] Equipment
Graham plays a Drum Workshop Maple Series with 12" and 14" toms and 16" and 18" floor toms with Remo Clear Pinstripe heads and a 24" bass drum with a Remo Clear Triple Power Stroke head. His snare is a 14" Ludwig Black Beauty with a Remo Coated Ambassador CS head.
The cymbals that Graham uses are Zildjian 14" A Mastersound Hi-hats, 17", 18" and 19" Custom A Crashes, a 19" A Medium Thin Dark Crash and a 20" A Ping Ride. He uses Vic Firth American Classic 5B wood tip drum sticks and his hardware is from DW's 5000 series.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Stone Gods[dead link]
- ^ Sad but True[dead link]
- ^ "Spin Magazine June 2009". Spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com. http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200906/?pg=86. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ [1][dead link]
[edit] External links
- Ed's profile at thedarknessrock.com
- Ed's equipment at thedarknessrock.com
- Interview with Ed at drums.com
- Interview with Ed at undercover.com.au
- FlamingWhopper.com, UK-based fan site for The Darkness, Stone Gods, Hot Leg & British Whale (Est. 2005)
- Article on Hot Leg and Ed's career ending health problems
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