Bruce Gary was the original drummer with
The Knack, performing on their hit single "My
Sharona". The group's debut album, "Get The Knack", sold 6 million
copies and the follow-up, "...But The Little Girls Understand", sold 2
million copies.
For three decades Gary worked as a drummer and/or producer with the
cream of rock, blues and pop, such as
George Harrison,
Bob Dylan,
John Lee Hooker,
Robby Krieger,
Albert Collins,
Harry Nilsson,
Stephen Stills,
Jack Bruce (of
Cream,
Albert King,
Rod Stewart,
Sheryl Crow,
Bette Midler and
Yoko Ono. In addition, he toured with
Spencer Davis and
Randy Meisner (of
Eagles). He co-produced a series of
posthumous releases from
Jimi Hendrix,
including the acclaimed "Blues" compilation. He also produced a drum
sampler CD entitled "Bruce Gary's Drum Vocabulary", which has been
extremely popular with professional and amateur musicians.