Colin Brooks is a drummer from
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He has played for numerous bands including
Ho-hum
Ho-Hum is a pop/rock band based in Bradley, Arkansas, United States, formed by the brothers Lenny and Rod Bryan.
History
The band was formed when Lenny and Rod Bryan, sports scholarship students, were attending Ouachita Baptist University dur ...
,
Trusty,
The Big Cats
The Big Cats are an American rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas. They were formed in 1993 by members of various Little Rock punk bands, but shifted their sound from punk rock to early rock and roll.
History Early years
The Big Cats formed i ...
, and
Samiam. Brooks also played drums on the
Dan Zanes and Friends
Daniel Edgerly Zanes (born November 8, 1961) is an American former member of the popular 1980s band the Del Fuegos and is now the front man of the Grammy-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends.
History
Zanes's father was a teacher, as well as a p ...
album ''Catch That Train!'', which won the 2007
Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children. He would go on to play drums live for Zanes.
Brooks returns to Little Rock frequently to play with his rock band,
The Big Cats
The Big Cats are an American rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas. They were formed in 1993 by members of various Little Rock punk bands, but shifted their sound from punk rock to early rock and roll.
History Early years
The Big Cats formed i ...
, with his old friends Burt Taggart,
Jason White and Josh Bentley. Brooks co-wrote the song "2nd Street" for White's band
Pinhead Gunpowder, which appeared on the album ''
Compulsive Disclosure''.
Brooks joined the Canadian indie rock band
The Stills before their 2006 album, ''
Without Feathers
''Without Feathers'' (1975, ) is one of Woody Allen's best-known books, spending four months on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller List. It is a collection of essays and two one-act plays, ''Death'' and ''God''.
Title meaning
The title ''Without ...
''. He is currently the drummer for
Samiam.
Previous bands
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BETTY (drums, "BETTY RULES" the off-Broadway musical, 2002-2003)
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The Numbskulz
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(drums, 1988–1990)
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(drums, 1990–1994)
*Sint (drums, 1991–1992)
*Shatner (drums, 1991)
*G (bass guitar, 1992–1993)
*Carbondale (drums, 1993)
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The Big Cats
The Big Cats are an American rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas. They were formed in 1993 by members of various Little Rock punk bands, but shifted their sound from punk rock to early rock and roll.
History Early years
The Big Cats formed i ...
(drums, 1993–present)
*Pretty (drums, 1993–1994)
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Red Forty (guitar, 1994–1996)
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ho-hum
Ho-Hum is a pop/rock band based in Bradley, Arkansas, United States, formed by the brothers Lenny and Rod Bryan.
History
The band was formed when Lenny and Rod Bryan, sports scholarship students, were attending Ouachita Baptist University dur ...
(drums, 1997)
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Trusty (touring drummer, 1995)
*Sea Ray
(drums, 2001–2004)
References
American indie rock musicians
Musicians from Little Rock, Arkansas
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Samiam members
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