James E. Keegan (born November 3, 1969) is an American drummer and voice actor. He has played with artists such as

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, as the drummer on the song "Primavera" on Santana's hit album '' Supernatural'' and with

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. He was the drummer for the

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band

Spock's Beard Spock's Beard is an American progressive rock band formed in Los Angeles. The band was formed in 1992 by brothers Neal (lead vocals, keyboards) and Alan Morse (vocals, guitars), John Ballard (bass) and Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Ballard was r ...

, having replaced original drummer

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in November 2011. Before joining Spock's Beard, Keegan was their touring drummer since 2003, when D'Virgilio picked up the frontman and main singer role during live performances. Keegan was a member of Spock's Beard for five years, until he left in October 2016. Keegan is now the drummer of the

band Pattern-Seeking Animals.

Acting/Voiceover career

According to an interview with Keegan, he did acting and voiceover work as a child. His credits included ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Over The Top''. While Keegan voiced various characters on ''G.I. Joe'', his primary character on ''The Littles'' was Henry Bigg. Keegan said "the voice-over work is probably the most fun because I'm a huge cartoon fan."Interview with Jimmy Keegan
(archived). Spock's Beard Dot Org. He also had a very brief appearance on the long running CBS daytime drama ''

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'' in 1983 as

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Equipment

Keegan endorses

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. He also uses Aquarian Drumheads, Vater drumsticks, Sabian cymbals, Focusrite Audio and Audio Technica microphones.

References

External links

Keegan's homepage
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Pattern-Seeking Animals websiteSpock's Beard website
1969 births Living people American rock drummers Spock's Beard members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers American male voice actors 20th-century American male musicians {{US-drummer-stub