Bill Gibson (drummer)

Bill Gibson
Born (1951-11-13) November 13, 1951 (age 72)
Sacramento, California, USA
Genrespop
InstrumentDrums
Years active1970s-present
Member ofHuey Lewis and the News, Sons of Champlin
Formerly ofUSA for Africa

Bill Gibson is an American drummer. Since 1979, he has been the drummer for Huey Lewis and the News. Since the band's hiatus in 2020, he is currently a member of the Sons of Champlin.

Biography

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Gibson was born in Sacramento to Edward and Phyllis Gibson. Gibson started playing the drums at age twelve.[1] His father, Ed, was an architect, and played drums after finishing work for the day.[1] He was influenced by Art Blakey and Buddy Rich. In 1967, his father took him to the Monterey Jazz Festival. He eventually acquired his first drum kit at fourteen, and as a teenager saw The Beatles twice, and The Dave Clark Five.[1]

Bill joined Huey Lewis and the News as drummer in 1979. The News' sound draws upon early pop, R&B, doo-wop, blue-eyed soul and new wave.[2][3][4] They had many top ten hits in the 1980s, including "Do You Believe in Love", "Heart and Soul", "I Want a New Drug", "The Heart of Rock & Roll", "If This Is It", "Hip to Be Square", "I Know What I Like", "Doing It All for My Baby" and "Perfect World".

Gibson was in USA For Africa, and sang in the chorus for the charity single We Are the World. Gibson has toured with HLATN since 1979.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Donatelli, Joe (2019-02-17). "An interview with Bill Gibson, drummer for Huey Lewis and The News". Medium. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ CORRESPONDENT, HELENA FINNEGAN. "Huey Lewis and the News find it's still 'Hip to Be Square'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-03-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Huey Lewis: Bearing Down". Washington Post. 2024-02-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ Tratner, Michael (February 25, 2021). Love and Money: A Literary History of Desires. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000339819. The chapter reads as a review evaluating the qualities in Huey Lewis' albums— some are New Wave... some bring out his quintessential bluesiness— and these shifts in musical style of this bands are as much 'events' in the novel as anything happening in the lives of the characters.
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