Kenny Aronoff

Kenny Aronoff

John Fogerty, Joe Satriani, Supersonic Blues Machine featuring Billy Gibbons

Kenny Aronoff is one of the worlds most influential and in demand drummers and percussionists. Rolling Stone, in fact, cited him as one of the œ100 Greatest Drummers of All Time and Modern Drummer named him #1 Pop/Rock Drummer and #1 Studio Drummer for five years. The list of artists hes worked with on the road and/or in the studio reads like a whos who of the music industry, and includes John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sting, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Pharell Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Steven Tyler, Slash, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Garth Brooks, Don Henley, Melissa Etheridge, Keith Urban, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Puddle of Mudd, Joe Cocker, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beyonce, Mick Jagger, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Martin, Santana, Crosby Stills and Nash, Celine Dion, Vince Gill, The Buddy Rich Big Band and many others. The full list fills pages kennyaronoff.com. With a style of playing that combines power and finesse, his unique and versatile sound has been instrumental on over 60 Grammy-nominated or awarded recordings representing over 300 million in sales, with more than 1300 that were RIAA certified Gold, Platinum or Diamond.

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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    Recording "Straight No Chaser" with the Buddy Rich Big Band in NYC and all the performances at the Kennedy Center Honors with artists like Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, John Mellencamp, Lionel Ritchey, Herbie Handcock, Kid Rock, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson to name a few.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    To be the best musician, drummer and man I can be in my life time. I will never be as great as want to be, but I will spend the rest of my life trying to be as great as I can be. That's understanding what it is to be a human being.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    My favorite Vic Firth Instrument is my signature sticks.. It's personal..I studied with Vic for three years and spent a summer in the #1 student orchestra in America at Tanglewood, summer hime of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Vic mentored me and I watched him perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.. He was impeccable, a perfectionist and super talented. Those quality's are in everything he created.

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