James Kottak

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James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996.

Prior to joining the Scorpions, Kottak was a drummer for Kingdom Come, Warrant, Wild Horses, Montrose, the McAuley Schenker Group, and Buster Brown. He was also gave drum lessons at Far-Out Music in Jeffersonville, Indiana, once having former Bride (band) drummer, Jerry McBroom, as a student.

He also played with Michael Lee Firkins.

He also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK. He is married to Athena Kottak, rocker Tommy Lee's younger sister, who is also a drummer and fellow member of KrunK. The couple has three children; one girl, Tobi, and two boys, Miles and Matthew.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] With Montrose

[edit] With Kingdom Come

[edit] With Michael Lee Firkins

  • Michael Lee Firkins (1990)

[edit] With Wild Horses

[edit] With McAuley Schenker Group

  • M.S.G. (1992)

[edit] With Warrant

[edit] With Scorpions

[edit] External link

Scorpions
Klaus Meine | Rudolf Schenker | Matthias Jabs | Paweł Mąciwoda | James Kottak
Michael Schenker | Ulrich Roth | Francis Buchholz | Jurgen Rosenthal | Herman Rarebell | Ralph Rieckermann
Discography
Studio albums: Lonesome Crow | Fly to the Rainbow | In Trance | Virgin Killer | Taken by Force | Lovedrive | Animal Magnetism | Blackout | Love at First Sting | Savage Amusement | Crazy World | Face the Heat | Pure Instinct | Eye II Eye | Unbreakable | Humanity - Hour 1
Live albums: Tokyo Tapes | World Wide Live | Live Bites | Moment of Glory | Acoustica
Compilation albums: The Best of Scorpions Vol. 1 | The Best of Scorpions Vol. 2 | Still Loving You (1 EP : 1 Single) | Gold Ballads | Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads | Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Scorpions (The Millennium Collection) | Classic Bites | Bad For Good: The Very Best Of Scorpions | Box of Scorpions | Gold (Scorpions album)
Videography
Videos: Crazy World Tour Live Release | A Savage Crazy World | Moment of Glory | Acoustica | Unbreakable World Tour 2004
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