Larrie Londin

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Larrie Londin


Drummer: Larrie Londin
Main Style: Country / Rock
Main Band: Elvis Presley, Journey, many others
Brief Summary: Ralph Gallant, better known as his stage name, Larrie Londin, (Oct. 15, 1943 - Aug. 24, 1992) was an American drummer and session musician.
other facts: Larrie being one of the most listened to drummers in the world, played on more hit records during his career than any other drummer, with the exception of the legendary session drummer Hal Blaine, and his work covers the complete musical spectrum.
As a session musician, Londin played with many artists, Emmylou Harris, Diana Ross, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Lionel Richie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Boots Randolph, Charlie Pride, Randy Travis, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, B.B. King, Albert Lee, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Bobby Bare, Merle Haggard, Hank Snow, Jerry Reed, Rosanne Cash, Al Green, Don Francisco, Dan Fogelberg, Reba McEntire, KT Oslin, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Hank Williams, Jr., Chet Atkins, Ronnie Milsap, Dan Hill, Fosterchild, Journey and Steve Perry. Londin demonstrated diversity of his ability through playing jazz fusion with ex-King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew. In the years before his death, Londin also recorded and toured with the Everly Brothers.

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drums, featuring Larrie Londin

[FlayOtters]

Holy crap, the man's a beast.
Drums, yeah, and no cymbals!

And got to love the Yamaha scaffolding holding up his toms and cymbals.
You have to be union to set that up?

[Bish]

I have to admit, I'd never heard of him. Gone too soon, that's for sure. :(

Thanks, Oli.

[SpazApproved]

I love that classic Yamaha kit

[Olimpass]

Holy crap, the man's a beast.
Drums, yeah, and no cymbals!

And got to love the Yamaha scaffolding holding up his toms and cymbals.
You have to be union to set that up?

An amazing drummer FlayOtters.

I have to admit, I'd never heard of him. Gone too soon, that's for sure. :(

Thanks, Oli.

You're welcome Bish.
Larrie was a very approachable kind man in person.

I love that classic Yamaha kit

Me too SpazApproved.


R.I.P. Larrie Londin

[jedi]

Larry was the drummer who replaced Steve Smith in Journey . Or at least he was the one who played drums on Steve Perry's album and then went on to record the Journey CD "Raised on Radio" . I LOVE the grooves on Steve Perry's "Foolish Heart" .That snare drum on that recording kills !
According to Steve they had used a lot of sequencing on the CD and he (Steve) could NOT play to a click track ! So in comes Larry . But they all knew Larry as he had already done Steve Perry's CD . Irony was that Larry didn't want to go on the road . So they had to hire someone for the tour as they had already burned their bridge with Steve Smith .
Larry was a great drummer but he was a bit obese and had health issues .
May he rest in peace .

[VIbes]

I met Larry when our high school jazz band played at the Memphis Jazz festival. He spoke and did a short clinic, and played solo. He had a Octoplus set. Our group had played just before he did his thing and I went on stage to speak with him as he was breaking his drums down and putting them in the cases. He was very complimentary and encouraging of my vibraphone playing, and told me if I was ever in Nashville to call him and he would take me to the studio with him. I was 17 at the time.

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Thanks so much for sharing that input, jedi and VIbes.