Gregg Bissonette
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Bissonette in concert
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June 9, 1959 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | rock, pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Associated acts | David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, Ringo Starr, Spinal Tap, Steve Vai, Electric Light Orchestra |
| Website | www |
Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American drummer. He has been a touring, session recording, and full-time drummer in many jazz and rock bands. He is also known for his instructional videos, drum clinics, and for having been a member of the David Lee Roth band.
Bissonette was born in a family of musicians. His father Bud Bissonette plays drums, his mother Phyllis plays piano and vibraphone, brother Matt Bissonette plays bass guitar and his sister Kathy plays violin. He started learning drums at age 5 from his father and went on to study at the University of North Texas, where he was a music education major. He was featured in the One O'Clock Lab Band.
After college, Gregg Bissonette joined Matt in the Maynard Ferguson big band and recorded Live from San Francisco.
One of Bissonette's first recordings is Brandon Field's The Other Side of the Story in 1985. It featured David Garfield on keyboards. A few years later Bissonette would start playing shows with Field, Garfield and Steve Lukather on guitar and with John Peña on bass as Los Lobotomys. These shows took place at the Baked Potato, a jazz club and restaurant in Los Angeles, California, playing rock, Latin, jazz and more.
Bissonette was the drummer, Steve Vai was the guitarist, and Billy Sheehan was the bass player on David Lee Roth's multi-platinum releases Eat 'Em and Smile (1986) and Skyscraper (1988). Bissonette appears on David Lee Roth's A Little Ain't Enough (1991) and Joe Satriani's The Extremist (1992) along with brother Matt playing bass.
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