Shane Evans (musician)

For the children's book illustrator and painter, see Shane Evans (artist).

Shane Evans
Born	(1970-04-26) April 26, 1970 (age 54)[1][2]
Genres	Alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion
Years active	1989–present

Shane Evans (born April 26, 1970) is an American musician. He was the original drummer for the rock band Collective Soul.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Evans was raised in Stockbridge, Georgia. After graduating from Stockbridge High School, he began his career as a professional drummer for the band Marching Two-Step, which included Michele Rhea Caplinger, Ed Roland and Matt Serletic. The band performed local gigs for a few years, but never managed to grow beyond the club scene.

Collective Soul

Evans performed on half of the tracks featured on Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, an album consisting of Ed Roland's songwriting demos.[3] He remained in the band for the albums Collective Soul, Disciplined Breakdown, Dosage, Blender, and Youth. After the release of Youth, session drummer Ryan Hoyle had filled in for Evans on sporadic dates. The band then recorded the EP From the Ground Up in 2005; He joined his former band on stage at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in September 2009.[4][5]

Discography

With Collective Soul

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [6]	US Ind. [6]	AUS [7]	CAN [6][8]	NZ [9]
1993	Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Released: June 22, 1993 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, CS	15	—	—	5	46	US: 2× Platinum[10] CAN: 5× Platinum[11]
1995	Collective Soul Released: March 14, 1995 Label: Atlantic (#82745) Formats: CD, CS	23	—	23	8	1	US: 3× Platinum[10] CAN: 8× Platinum[11]
1997	Disciplined Breakdown Released: March 11, 1997 Label: Atlantic (#82984) Formats: CD, CS, LP	16	—	37	5	3	US: Platinum[10] CAN: 2× Platinum[11]
1999	Dosage Released: February 9, 1999 Label: Atlantic (#83162) Formats: CD, CS	21	—	48	5	21	US: Platinum[10] CAN: Platinum[11]
2000	Blender Released: October 10, 2000 Label: Atlantic (#83400) Formats: CD, CS	22	—	—	3	—	US: Gold[10] CAN: Gold[11]
2004	Youth Released: November 16, 2004 Label: El Music Group (#60001) Formats: CD	66	3	—	30	—

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	US [6]	AUS [12]	CAN [6]	NZ [9]	Certifications
2001	Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994-2001 Released: September 18, 2001 Label: Atlantic (#83510) Formats: CD, CS	50	98	9	49	CAN: Gold[11]

See also

• List of drummers

References

1. "You Say It's Your Birthday: Collective Soul's Shane Evans". MTV.com. April 26, 1997. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
2. "Collective Soul drummer Shane Evans: A candid interview". nightmaircreative.com. January 3, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
3. Galipault, Gerry (April 27, 1997). "Collective Soul Comes Face to Face with 'Discliplined [sic] breakdown'". pauseandplay.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
4. "Former Collective Soul Drummer Shane Evans clean, sober, helping kids". Nightmaircreative.com. November 28, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
5. From the Ground Up Credits (liner notes). El Music Group. EMG 90502-2. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
6. "Collective Soul - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
7. "Australian Charts - Collective Soul". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
8. "Collective Soul Top Albums/CDs positions". RPM. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
9. "New Zealand Charts - Collective Soul". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
10. "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
11. "Gold Platinum Database: Collective Soul". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
12. "The ARIA Report, Issue 603" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

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