Kenny Aronoff
Currently Active
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1953 — Present
Drummer
Personal Info
- Born
- Mar 07, 1953
- Age
- 73
- Birth Place
- Albany, New York, U.S.[2]
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Kenneth D. Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer, best known for his work as a session and touring musician. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists throughout his career, including the Rolling Stones, the Smashing Pumpkins, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sting, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Kid Rock, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Garth Brooks, Alanis Morissette, Johnny Cash, Avril Lavigne, Joe Cocker, B. B. King, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beyoncé, Mick Jagger, Ray Charles, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Santana, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Celine Dion, Bob Seger, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Melissa Etheridge, Joe Jackson and others.
Aronoff has also taught drumming at college level and owns the recording studio Uncommon Studios L.A. He is considered one of the greatest drummers in history, with his drumming skills having been recognized by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Modern Drummer.
Aronoff was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent energy." He studied classical music in college both at the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University where he graduated in 1976. Many classical orchestras offered him a timpani percussion position which he declined in order to study jazz and fusion drum set work, before joining some bands in Indiana.
Aronoff has also taught drumming at college level and owns the recording studio Uncommon Studios L.A. He is considered one of the greatest drummers in history, with his drumming skills having been recognized by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Modern Drummer.
Aronoff was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent energy." He studied classical music in college both at the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University where he graduated in 1976. Many classical orchestras offered him a timpani percussion position which he declined in order to study jazz and fusion drum set work, before joining some bands in Indiana.
Life & Career Details
Kenneth D. Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer, best known for his work as a session and touring musician. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists throughout his career, including the Rolling Stones, the Smashing Pumpkins, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sting, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Kid Rock, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Garth Brooks, Alanis Morissette, Johnny Cash, Avril Lavigne, Joe Cocker, B. B. King, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beyoncé, Mick Jagger, Ray Charles, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Santana, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Celine Dion, Bob Seger, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Melissa Etheridge, Joe Jackson and others.
Aronoff has also taught drumming at college level and owns the recording studio Uncommon Studios L.A. He is considered one of the greatest drummers in history, with his drumming skills having been recognized by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Modern Drummer.
Aronoff was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent energy." He studied classical music in college both at the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University where he graduated in 1976. Many classical orchestras offered him a timpani percussion position which he declined in order to study jazz and fusion drum set work, before joining some bands in Indiana.
Aronoff has also taught drumming at college level and owns the recording studio Uncommon Studios L.A. He is considered one of the greatest drummers in history, with his drumming skills having been recognized by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Modern Drummer.
Aronoff was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent energy." He studied classical music in college both at the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University where he graduated in 1976. Many classical orchestras offered him a timpani percussion position which he declined in order to study jazz and fusion drum set work, before joining some bands in Indiana.
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