Peter DePoe

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Peter DePoe (also known as Last Walking Bear) was born in Neah Bay, Washington, in 1943. His tribal descents are Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Chippewa, Siletz, Rogue River Tututni and Iroquois. DePoe is also of French and German descent. He became in 1969 the drummer for the Native American rock band Redbone. He was credited with developing a style of drumming known as "King Kong". In 1972, following the death of his father, he left the group. The band replaced him with Arturo Perez, then Tony Bellamy's Filipino-Mexican American cousin, Butch Rillera.^[1]

References

↑ Native American Music Awards - "In Their Honor"

External links

v t e Redbone

Patrick Vasquez Lolly Vasquez Peter DePoe Tony Bellamy Butch Rillera George Spanos Raven Hernandez Arturo Perez

Studio albums	Redbone Potlatch Message from a Drum/The Witch Queen of New Orleans Already Here Wovoka Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes Cycles One World/Peace Pipe

Live albums	Redbone Live

Compilation albums	Come & Get Your Redbone The Best of Redbone The Very Best of Redbone Great Songs (Come and Get Your Love) Golden Classics To the Bone Take Two The Essential Redbone

Singles	"Come and Get Your Love"

Related articles	Epic Records The red road Jimi Hendrix

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Name	Depoe, Peter
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	1943
Place of birth	Neah Bay, Washington
Date of death
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