Mick Brown (musician)
Mick Brown | |
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 Mick Brown performing with Dokken in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael J. Brown |
| Also known as | "Wild" Mick Brown |
| Born | September 8, 1956 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, vocals |
| Years active | 1975–2019 |
Michael J. Brown, a.k.a. "Wild" Mick Brown (born September 8, 1956) is an American drummer who has played in the bands Dokken, Ted Nugent, Lynch Mob, and Xciter.
Biography
Early life
Mick Brown was born in San Mateo County, California on September 8, 1956 and began playing drums at age 8 when on his birthday he took his first drum lesson from Mickey Hart (who three years later joined the rock band The Grateful Dead.)[1]
Career
Dokken
Mick Brown joined Dokken in 1981. He replaced Gary Holland, who left Dokken to join Dante Fox and later Great White. Before that Brown played drums in The Boyz (1975-1977) and then in Xciter (1977-1981). Both bands also featured future Dokken bandmate George Lynch. He sang vocals on the track "Tooth and Nail" on Dokken's live acoustic album, released in 1995, entitled One Live Night. Apart from Don Dokken, Brown is the only person to appear on every Dokken album. Brown is credited on Broken Bones, but Jimmy Degrasso played on the record, not Brown. In July 2019 Brown said he was taking a break from touring and playing live.[2]
Ted Nugent
Around 2003 in a conversation with Ted Nugent, former Nugent lighting designer Will Twork mentioned that Brown would be the perfect addition to Nugent's band after Nugent had heard about Brown from then-bass player Barry Sparks. Twork had worked with Brown on the first Lynch Mob tour, as well as on the 1995 Dokken "Reunion Tour" in Japan. "Mick is an awesome drummer and personality and perfect for Nugent", said Twork in 2015. In 2006 Brown played drums for Nugent on Nugent's Unleash The Beast Tour, and in 2013 Brown played drums for Nugent on Nugent's Mid-west Rock-n-Roll Express 2013 Tour.[3]
Tooth And Nail
Brown is also a member of T&N (band), a band that features classic era Dokken members George Lynch and Jeff Pilson.[4] Their debut album "Slave To The Empire" was released October 31, 2012. The band has also been renamed T&N.
Brown also had a solo band called The Bourbon Ballet, with lead singer Scott Hammons from the band Tunnel.
Discography
Arrest
On July 8, 2012, Brown was arrested in Bangor, Maine, after he reportedly stole a golf cart and drove it down a Bangor street drunk, after performing with Ted Nugent. Brown was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, theft, and assault. He was released on $4,000 bail and was due back in court on August 15, 2012. Having initially pleaded not guilty, on November 13 of that year he pleaded guilty to DUI with the other charges being dropped, was fined $1,000 and banned from driving for 90 days.[5][6]
References
- ^ "About". Wild_Mick_Brown. Aquarian Drumheads. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "DOKKEN's MICK BROWN Is 'Retired Temporarily' From Playing Drums". Blabbermouth.net. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Nugent, Ted. "Wild Mick Brown The Band". Tednugent.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Current And Former DOKKEN Members Launch TOOTH AND NAIL". Blabbermouth.net. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "'Wild' Mick Brown of Ted Nugent's Band Arrested in Golf Cart DUI". Billboard.com. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Judy (13 November 2012). "Ted Nugent drummer pleads guilty to driving golf cart drunk, fined $1,000". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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