Graham Broad (born 10 March 1957) is an English drummer who has been playing professionally since the age of fifteen, after attending the Royal College of Music in 1970. He is a former pupil of drumming educator

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, who also taught

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

the drum rudiments. His works have spanned decades with

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s such as

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...

, Tina Turner, The Beach Boys, Procol Harum,

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

Tom Cochrane and Red Rider ''Tom Cochrane and Red Rider'' is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, released in 1986 The album earned Cochrane two Juno Awards for Composer of the Year and Group of the Year. A remastered version was rel ...

, Van Morrison, Bryan Adams,

Bill Wyman William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who achieved international fame as the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member ...

, Tony Banks and

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...

. One of the most prolific drummers of the 1980s, his work appeared on

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hits for Bucks Fizz,

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, Tina Turner,

Bardo In some schools of Buddhism, ''bardo'' ( xct, བར་དོ་ Wylie: ''bar do'') or ''antarābhava'' (Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese: 中有, romanized in Chinese as ''zhōng yǒu'' and in Japanese as ''chū'u'') is an intermediate, transitio ...

, Go West, Five Star, ABC (even appearing in the music video for their smash hit, " When Smokey Sings"), and

Wham! Wham! (briefly known in the US as Wham! U.K.) were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981. The duo consisted of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more ...

. Broad has been mostly playing with ex-

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...

frontman Roger Waters, since 1987, where he played the drums on Waters' '' Radio K.A.O.S.'' album and following tour. In 1990, Broad, who had joined Waters' "Bleeding Heart Band", performed onstage during The Wall Concert in Berlin. In 1992, he played on Waters' third

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album, ''

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''. In 1999, Waters invited him to join him on his In the Flesh tour, which spanned three years from 1999 to 2002. Broad also participated on

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tour, which began in June 2006 and was extended with additional shows to finish in the spring of 2008. Broad played with Roger Waters again in The Wall Live (2010–2013), touring North America and Europe. Broad also plays with

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. He endorses DW, Evans and Zildjian.

Discography

Bandit Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, and murder, either as an ...

– ''Bandit'' (1976) *

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– ''

Five Miles Out ''Five Miles Out'' is the seventh studio album by English recording artist Mike Oldfield, released on 19 February 1982 by Virgin Records in the UK. After touring in support of his previous album, ''QE2'' (1980), ended in mid-1981, Oldfield st ...

'' (1982) *

– ''

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'' (1983) *

Culture Club Culture Club are an English pop band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and formerly included Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Emerging in the New R ...

– '' Colour by numbers'' (1983) * Naked Eyes – '' Fuel for the Fire'' (1984) * Tina Turner – ''

Private Dancer ''Private Dancer'' is the fifth solo studio album by Tina Turner. It was released on May 29, 1984, through Capitol Records and was her first album released through the label. After several challenging years of going solo after divorcing Ike ...

'' (1984) * Go West – '' Go West'' (1985) * The Beach Boys – ''

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

'' (1985) * Five Star - Silk & Steel (1986) * ABC – '' Alphabet City'' (1987) *

– '' Radio K.A.O.S.'' (1987) *

– ''

Radio K.A.O.S. (tour) ''K.A.O.S. On the Road'' was a concert tour performed by Roger Waters in 1987 in support of the album ''Radio K.A.O.S.'' (1987). The shows included material from the album as well as songs from well known Pink Floyd albums such as ''The Dark Sid ...

'' (1987–1988) * The September When - '' The September When'' (1989) *

– '' The Wall – Live in Berlin'' (1990) * Tony Banks - ''

Still A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been u ...

'' (1991) *

Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh people, Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album ''The World Start ...

– '' Angel Heart'' (1992) *

– ''

'' (1993) *

– '' In the Flesh – Live'' (1998–1999–2000–2001–2002) *

– ''

'' (2006–2007–2008) *

– '' The Wall Live (concert tour)'' (2009–2013)

References

External links

* * 1957 births Living people English rock drummers English session musicians People from Hammersmith Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings members Procol Harum members Charlie (band) members Bandit (band) members {{UK-drummer-stub