Michael Organ | |
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Background information | |
Born |
Carlisle, Indiana |
July 20, 1953
Genres |
Rock Blues Country Roots rock |
Instruments |
Drums Keyboards Percussion |
Years active | 1973–2004 |
Labels | Associated With Epic Records Polygram Records Sugar Hill Records |
Associated acts |
Sonny Landreth Henry Lee Summer |
Website | Michael Organ |
Michael Organ (born 1953 Carlisle, Indiana) is an American rock 'n' roll drummer best known for performing and recording with Sonny Landreth and Henry Lee Summer.
Michael Organ played drums with pop/rock singer Henry Lee Summer from 1983 to 1992 including work on all four of Summer's album releases for Epic Records as well as the 1988 single Darlin' Danielle Don't, the 1989 top twenty single Hey Baby, and the 1993 single Ain't That Love.
Michael later performed and recorded with legendary slide guitarist Sonny Landreth from 1995 to 2001 including work on the 2000 release Levee Town on Sugar Hill Records. Levee Town was re-released in April 2009 with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
During the nineteen-nineties Michael lived in Nashville, TN working as a session musician and performing with such Roots rock artists as Danny Flowers, Tim Krekel, Pat McLaughlin, Gary Nicholson, Michael Henderson, Sheila Lawrence, and Tom Ovans. During that period Michael also recorded with Jimmy Buffett, recorded and toured with the Amazing Rhythm Aces, and performed with the legendary Bo Diddley - as well as working with country music artists Lionel Cartwright, Lee Roy Parnell, Kevin Welch, Highway 101, Claudia Church, and Deborah Allen.