Eddie Bayers
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Bayers in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 28, 1949 |
| Origin | Patuxent, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1968—present |
| Labels | Universal South |
| Associated acts | The Players, The Notorious Cherry Bombs |
| Website | www |
Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'. He is was also a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs.
The son of a career military man, Bayers moved around as a child, originally from Maryland then spending time in Nashville, North Africa, Oakland, and Philadelphia. His early musical training was as a classical pianist studying Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. During his college years in Oakland, California he was a member of the Edwin Hawkins Singers and he also jammed with future stars Jerry Garcia, and Tom and John Fogerty and developed an appreciation for the creative aspects of music. After a short stint in a New Jersey show band he decided to move to Nashville.
Arriving in Nashville in 1973, Bayers became the house keyboard player at the Carousel Club where he met drummer Larrie Londin who inspired him to take up drumming. His drumming was influenced by soul drummers such as Al Jackson, Jr. and Clyde Stubblefield. He became the staff drummer at Audio Media Studios along with guitarist Paul Worley, keyboardist Dennis Burnside, and bassist Jack Jackson. Some of the recordings Eddie has played on are, Tanya Tucker, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs and George Strait. He has since worked with the likes of The Beach Boys,Garth Brooks,Glen Campbell,Kenny Chesney,Peter Frampton,Vince Gill,Rebecca Lynn Howard,Lane Brody,Julio Iglesias,Alan Jackson,Elton John,Mark Knopfler,Uncle Kracker,Bob Seger,Sting,Steve Winwood, and Trisha Yearwood. He also co- produced Rosanne Cash's album Interiors,A Glen Campbell Christmas, and the soundtrack for A Thing Called Love.
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