Chad Cromwell
Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with multiple prominent artists from various genres, including Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Joe Walsh, Joss Stone, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Early lifeCromwell was born on June 14, 1957, in Paducah, Kentucky. When he was three years old he moved with his parents and siblings to Memphis, Tennessee in 1960. In 1970, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and remained there for the rest of his childhood. He started playing drums at the age of eight, wearing headphones as he played along to records in an upstairs room of his parents' home. By the age of twelve he was playing in garage bands in the local neighborhood.[1] CareerCromwell started recording and touring with Joe Walsh in 1986,[2] appearing on two albums, Got Any Gum? and Ordinary Average Guy. In 1987, Cromwell began a collaboration with songwriter Neil Young. The initial sessions became Neil Young & The Bluenotes. Since then he has recorded and toured with Young on several occasions, and appears on albums such as Freedom (1989), Prairie Wind (2005) Living with War (2006) and Chrome Dreams II (2007). He has also appeared in Heart of Gold, a documentary capturing the debut of Neil Young's album, Prairie Wind (along with other Young classics).[3] This was filmed at the Ryman auditorium and directed by Jonathan Demme. Cromwell is also known for his contributions to Mark Knopfler's solo albums Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), The Ragpicker's Dream (2002) and Shangri-La (2004). He was also part of Knopfler's band during the tours of his first solo albums.[4] Cromwell toured with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the summer of 2006.[5] He has also worked with many other artists including Dave Stewart, Vince Gill,[6] Amy Grant, Lady Antebellum, Diana Krall, Willie Nelson,[7] Jackson Browne,[8] Boz Scaggs, Wynonna, Trisha Yearwood, Miranda Lambert, Bonnie Raitt,[7] Peter Frampton,[9] Allison Moorer,[10] Chris Knight,[11] Joss Stone,[12] Rodney Crowell, Marty Stuart, and Stevie Nicks. In the mid-2000s, Cromwell formed the band Fortunate Sons along with Michael Rhodes, Gary Nicholson, Kenny Greenberg, and Reese Wynans. They released a self-titled album in 2004.[13] He is also a member of the occasional touring band, Big Al Anderson and The Balls, led by former NRBQ guitarist Al Anderson. In 2012, he appeared on The Beach Boys' studio album entitled That's Why God Made the Radio. In 2013, he was featured on Bonnie Tyler's album, Rocks and Honey. In 2014, he provided drums on Drake Bell's third studio album, Ready Steady Go! Personal lifeHe lives in both Nashville and Los Angeles with his wife, Windy.[14] CollaborationsWith Trace Adkins
With Lady Antebellum
With Katie Armiger
With Sweet Pea Atkinson
With Joan Baez
With The Beach Boys
With Drake Bell
With Matraca Berg
With Michael Bolton
With Joe Bonamassa
With Danielle Bradbery
With Lee Brice
With Kix Brooks
With Brooks & Dunn
With Pieta Brown
With Billy Burnette
With Shawn Camp
With Paul Carrack
With Jeff Carson
With Beth Nielsen Chapman
With Kenny Chesney
With Terri Clark
With Mark Collie
With John Cowan
With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
With Rodney Crowell
With George Ducas
With Ronnie Dunn
With Radney Foster
With Peter Frampton
With Vince Gill
With William Lee Golden
With Amy Grant
With Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
With Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler
With Rebecca Lynn Howard
With Sonya Isaacs
With Jewel
With Jamey Johnson
With Toby Keith
With Charles Kelley
With Mark Knopfler
With Alison Krauss
With Miranda Lambert
With Jim Lauderdale
With Cyndi Lauper
With Kenny Marks
With Mac McAnally
With Shane McAnally
With Pat McLaughlin
With Jo Dee Messina
With Frankie Miller
With Allison Moorer
With Keb' Mo'
With Craig Morgan
With Willie Nelson
With Joe Nichols
With Stevie Nicks
With Chris Norman
With John Oates
With Anders Osborne
With Jake Owen
With Orianthi Panagaris
With Lee Roy Parnell
With Dolly Parton
With Kellie Pickler
With Kim Richey
With Lionel Richie
With LeAnn Rimes With Bob Seger
With Blake Shelton
With Ashton Shepherd
With Jessica Simpson
With Joss Stone
With Livingston Taylor
With Josh Turner
With Bonnie Tyler
With Roch Voisine
With Joe Walsh
With Holly Williams
With Brian Wilson
With Gretchen Wilson
With Lee Ann Womack
With Chely Wright
With Trisha Yearwood
With Neil Young
With Robin Zander
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