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Bill Abercrombie

BILL ABERCROMBIE

About Me


Hello I am Bill Abercrombie...born in Detroit...started playing bass at 15..graduated B.I.T (that's Musicians Institute of Tech) Hollywood, Ca., '82.
I've had a lucky life...especially in the 80's & 90's. I played in bands with many famous SHREDDERS....Kurt James, who started out in Steeler....Dr. Mastermind, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN (pre-production only)....Brian Lee Young was with David Lee Roth; now plays in Mob Rules with Vinnie Appice......Jeff Scott Soto was with Journey..now with his solo project and Tailsman....Roger Fisher from the band "Heart.
I also did a series of drum clinics for Carmine Appice, who play with Rod Stewart, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Jeff Beck, Bogert & Appice and my favorite "Blue Murder". (GEE'S, Carmine is one of the Living Legends In ROCK DRUMS!)....also clinics with Boo Boo McAffee for Pearl Drums! Played with the Johansson Brothers who are now with "Hammerfall" & "Stratovarious"....and Andy Lee who now plays with CircleIICircle to name a few!
I'm now living peacefully, I might add, in E. TN...in the mountains and streams. Maybe you'll catch me on the cover of "Field & Stream"!
So have FUN looking at my site...
There is a KING coming SooN........hope you Find him...He's waiting for YoU!
King is coming..yeah,,yeah..YEAH...YeaH!
Yes I formed The Black Jesus Medicine Show...some Blues/Rock Killer Band with a lot of dates every month on the calendar the phone just keeps ringin for the band..OK I am re-tiring BJMS to The Bobby Knight Band..were playing every Wenseday "BIKE NIGHT" at Keemosabee's Road House...Can I get a HELL YEAH.....AND I am part of a GREAT NEW BAND "JAW BREAKER"...2 gigs coming up for MARCH MADNESS in Kingsport!!KING's X.......this is WHAT it's ALL ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Member Since: 4/27/2006
Band Members:
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Early Alice Cooper, Rick Derringer, Deep Purple, The Who,Beck Bogert & Appice,Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke,Heart, Kansas,Fleetwood Mac, Jean Luc Ponty, Jaco Pastorious, Weather Report, Van Halen, Talas, Billy Sheehan, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN...For Sure...King's X, DuG Pinnick...Galactic CowBoys.....Monty Colvin..and Abraham Laboriel.GOV'T MULE..........."ROCKIN HORSE"
Sounds Like: JEFF BECK meets Gov't MULE..vs DEEP PURPLE...meets Lynard Skynard....!MY Good Friends...THE JOHANSSON BROTHERS!Jonas HellBorg........One MoFo Bad Ass!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

STUDIO WORK

Hey man has the red light been rollin' since T-day through x-mas and some local shit here in the Drama Factory USA! Check out the work with Matt McCourt-Wilde Doggs..cd baby..then a couple tracks with...
Posted by Bill Abercrombie on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:01:00 PST