Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American

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and songwriter most known for his work with Patti Smith. As a member of the Patti Smith Group, he has been nominated twice to the

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Biography

Moving to New York City in 1974, Jay Dee Daugherty co-founded the Mumps with high school friends Lance Loud and Kristian Hoffman. He began playing with Patti Smith in 1975 after a brief stint as her sound man. During a hiatus while Smith healed from a serious injury from a fall off a stage, he helped rock journalist Lester Bangs form a band that included guitarist

Robert Quine Robert Wolfe Quine (December 30, 1942 – May 31, 2004) was an American guitarist. A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown. Critic Mark Deming wrote that "Quine's eclect ...

. He produced Bang's 7" vinyl debut, and the debut single by New York City no wave band Mars. After the disbanding of the Patti Smith Group in 1979, Daugherty toured with and played on all of Tom Verlaine's solo projects. He performed and recorded with Willie Nile, CBGB's houseband, The Revelons with

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of Television, The Roches, The Beat, Richard Barone,

Holly Beth Vincent Holly Beth Vincent (born Holly Beth Cernuto in 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. In her youth Vincent sang and played drums and guitar in several bands and took part in the Los Angeles punk scen ...

, and Richard Lloyd when not sitting in with Billy Idol, Mark Knopfler, Washington Squares, and Joey Ramone. A jam session with The Waterboys' Mike Scott turned into a recurring relationship, including recording and extensive touring during their halcyon '' Fisherman's Blues'' period. Patti Smith Group fans

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recruited Daugherty to play on their Grammy Award winning multi-platinum second album, ''

''. Re-locating to

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, he was a member of Australian rock band The Church from 1990–1993. Since Patti Smith's re-emergence in 1995, Daugherty has continued to perform with her as a musician, co-writer, and co-producer. With

Lenny Kaye Lenny Kaye (''né'' Kusikoff; born December 27, 1946) is an American guitarist, composer, and writer who is best known as a member of the Patti Smith Group. Early life Kaye was born to Jewish parents in the Washington Heights area of upper Ma ...

and Tony Shanahan, he forms the house band for the annual Tibet House US benefit concerts at

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daugherty, Jay Dee American rock drummers American rock songwriters American male songwriters Musicians from Santa Barbara, California Patti Smith Group members 1952 births Living people The Church (band) members Writers from Santa Barbara, California 20th-century American drummers American male drummers

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