Charley Drayton
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| Charley Drayton | |
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 Charley Drayton (left) and his wife Chrissy Amphlett (right) on stage with Divinyls
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| Background information | |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, bass guitar |
| Associated acts | X-pensive Winos, The Cult, Divinyls |
Charley Drayton is an American multi-instrumental musician and producer, who has played as a drummer and bass guitarist for many bands and artists and is currently the drummer in Australian rock band Divinyls.
Drayton was born in Brooklyn, New York City to a musical family: his grandfather had played with many jazz greats and his father was a successful producer.
In 1985, he contributed some session overdubbing percussion work on the Rolling Stones album Dirty Work, which led Keith Richards to ask him to join his side project X-pensive Winos in 1988. Drayton toured with Richards and the Winos, and played on their albums Talk Is Cheap and Main Offender, and the live album and video Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988.[1]
Drayton played bass guitar on The Cult's 1991 album Ceremony.[2]
Drayton's other credits include work with Herbie Hancock, Johnny Cash, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Michelle Branch, Seal, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Janet Jackson, Courtney Love, and many others.[3]
He played drums on two albums for Australian band Divinyls, 1991's Divinyls and 1996's Underworld (which he also produced), the band's last album before they split up. In 1999, Drayton married Divinyls lead singer Christina Amphlett and the couple lived in New York City.[4] In 2007, Divinyls reformed and Drayton played drums in their touring band and in their new recording sessions, also producing the band's new album.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Bockris, Victor (2003). Keith Richards: The Biography. New York: Da Capo Press, 394. ISBN 0306812789.
- ^ The Cult Discography: Ceremony, The Cult.
- ^ Charley Drayton: Playing Both Sides of the Rhythm Section, Yamaha Access All Areas, Winter 2005.
- ^ A lady on the stage, The Age, August 6, 2006.
- ^ Divinyls News, Divinyls.
