Louis Molino III (known as Lou Molino; born in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
) is an American drummer. He is best known for many years working with
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Charles Rabin (; born ) is a South African musician, songwriter, and film composer. Born into a musical family and raised in Johannesburg, Rabin took up the piano and guitar at an early age and became a session musician, playing and produc ...
. He was also a member of
Cock Robin
"Who Killed Cock Robin" is an English-origin folk song and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 494.
Lyrics
The earliest record of the rhyme is in '' Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book'', published in 1744, which noted only the f ...
and
Yoso
Yoso was an American rock supergroup combining former members of Yes ( Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood) and Toto ( Bobby Kimball). It was a spin-off from the group Circa.
History
The band grew out of a plan for Kimball and Circa (consisting of ...
with
Bobby Kimball
Robert Troy Kimball (born March 29, 1947) is an American retired singer best known as longtime frontman of the rock band Toto from 1977 to 1984 and again from 1998 to 2008. He has also performed as a solo artist and session singer.
History ...
,
Billy Sherwood
William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes as guitarist and ke ...
,
Tony Kaye and
Jimmy Haun
Jimmy Cary Haun is an American guitarist and composer, known for his work with the bands Yes, Air Supply, and Circa.
Career
Haun got his start in the music business through his childhood friend Michael and toured with Michael's father's Bobby S ...
.
His first major band was
Cock Robin
"Who Killed Cock Robin" is an English-origin folk song and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 494.
Lyrics
The earliest record of the rhyme is in '' Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book'', published in 1744, which noted only the f ...
, who released their debut album in 1985. He met and began working with
Paul De Villiers and, through him, met and began working with Rabin, appearing with him live, on his solo albums ''
Can't Look Away'' and ''
Live in LA'', and on his more recent soundtrack work.
Molino has also played with
Julian Lennon
Julian Charles John Lennon (born John Charles Julian Lennon; 8 April 1963) is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropist. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia; Julian is named after his pate ...
(''
Help Yourself
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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''),
Kenny Loggins
Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina (musician), Jim Mess ...
and
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
.
From 2016 to 2018, Molino toured with
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman, also known as Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW), were a progressive rock band founded by former Yes (band), Yes members Jon Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar), Trevor Rabin (guitar, vocal ...
.
External links
Official site
American rock drummers
Cock Robin (band) members
Living people
Yoso members
Year of birth missing (living people)
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