Jimmy DeGrasso
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| Jimmy DeGrasso | |
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 Jimmy DeGrasso performs in 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 16, 1963 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, funk metal, crossover thrash, hardcore punk |
| Occupations | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Associated acts | Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, Y&T, White Lion, Fiona, Suicidal Tendencies, Alice Cooper, Megadeth, MD.45, David Lee Roth, Ministry, F5, Mama's Boys, Hail |
| Website | www.jimmydegrasso.com |
Jimmy DeGrasso (born March 16, 1963) is an American heavy metal drummer. He is currently the drummer for F5.
DeGrasso was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1981.
DeGrasso has also performed with David Lee Roth, Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, White Lion,[1] Suicidal Tendencies,[2] and Y&T.[3] More recently, DeGrasso was a member of Megadeth,[2] a multi-platinum heavy metal band.
He was Alice Cooper's drummer who played in Wayne's World (at the very end of the 'Hey Stoopid' tour), South America '95, Summer '96 and '97 tours along with filling in for his good friend Eric Singer in Summer '08. Prior to his work with Alice Cooper, he played with Talas (before they recorded), Suicidal Tendencies and White Lion.
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[edit] Career
DeGrasso joined the veteran metal band Y&T in 1986, replacing their original drummer Leonard Haze. He remained with the group into the '90s. He would go on to play on Dave Mustaine's (Megadeth vocalist/guitarist) side project band, MD.45 in 1995. Mustaine asked him to join Megadeth in 1998 as drummer and continue the band's Cryptic Writings Tour. He was asked to play with Megadeth five days before the next show. He walked around with a walkman all day to memorize the songs. DeGrasso recorded and toured behind Megadeth's Risk album in 1999–2000, The World Needs A Hero in 2000–2001 and was featured on Megadeth's first ever live CD and DVD release, Rude Awakening in 2002.
Since Megadeth, DeGrasso has performed at the prestigious Modern Drummer Festival in 2002, Ultimate Drummers Weekend in Australia, Drummer Live in the United Kingdom and toured with Stone Sour (Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor’s side project) and guitar legend Ronnie Montrose. Jimmy played with David Lee Roth Band in 2006 and joined with Ministry on their final tour in 2008. He is a highly sought after session player and drummer.
He currently resides in San Jose, California, where he runs his own drum shop, San Jose Pro Drum.
In late August and early September DeGrasso played 11 shows with Alice Cooper to fill in for Eric Singer while Singer played a few KISS shows in the United States.
Today, DeGrasso is a full time drummer for heavy metal band F5, Hail (along with current Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson).
[edit] Former bands as drummer
- Mama's Boys ~ 1985–1986
- Y&T ~ 1987–1990, 1995
- White Lion ~ 1991
- Fiona ~ 1992
- Suicidal Tendencies ~ 1992–1995
- Alice Cooper ~ 1994–2002, 2008-2010
- Megadeth ~ 1998–2002
- O'2L ~ 2006
- David Lee Roth – 2006
- Ministry ~ 2008
[edit] Discography
- 1986 Ozzy Osbourne – Ultimate Sin (session drummer)
- 1987 Y&T – Contagious
- 1990 Y&T – Yesterday & Today Live
- 1990 Y&T – Ten (also featuring Stef Burns)
- 1991 White Lion – Escape from Brooklyn – VHS
- 1992 Fiona – Squeeze
- 1994 Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal For Life
- 1995 Y&T – Musically Incorrect
- 1996 MD.45 – The Craving
- 1997 Alice Cooper – Fistful of Alice
- 1998 A.N.I.M.A.L. – Poder Latino (session drummer)
- 1998 Y&T – Endangered Species
- 1999 Megadeth – Risk
- 2000 Megadeth – Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
- 2001 Megadeth – The World Needs a Hero
- 2001 Megadeth – Behind the Music
- 2002 Megadeth – Rude Awakening
- 2002 Megadeth – Still Alive... and Well?
- 2005 Megadeth – Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
- 2006 Megadeth – Arsenal of Megadeth
- 2007 Megadeth – Warchest
- 2008 F5 – The Reckoning
- 2008 Megadeth – Anthology: Set the World Afire
- 2010 Alice CooperTheatre of Death, LIve at Hammersmith 2009
- 2011 The Worshyp "Evil Abounds" (session drummer)
[edit] References
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: White Lion". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/white-lion-p5817/biography. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Megadeth". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/megadeth-p4885/biography. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Y&T". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yt-p5887/biography. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Jimmy DeGrasso Official Web Site.
- Jimmy DeGrasso (on drums) and Megadeth performing "Ashes in Your Mouth" live.
- Jimmy DeGrasso (on drums) performing live with the Ronnie Montrose Band.
| Preceded by Nick Menza |
Megadeth Drummer 1998–2002 |
Succeeded by Shawn Drover |
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