Keith Carlock
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| Keith Carlock |
| Birth name |
Keith Carlock |
| Born |
1971 |
| Origin |
Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupations |
Musician |
| Instruments |
Drum set |
| Years active |
1990s-present |
| Associated acts |
Steely Dan, Sting, The Blues Brothers Band, John Mayer, Leni Stern, David Johansen, Donald Fagen, Diana Ross, Harry Belafonte, Chris Botti, James Taylor, Wayne Krantz, Toto |
Keith Carlock is an American drummer originally from
Clinton, Mississippi. He currently resides in New York City, NY.
He has recorded and/or toured with musicians that include
Sting,
John Mayer,
Steely Dan,
James Taylor,
Donald Fagen,
Walter Becker,
Diana Ross,
Faith Hill, The Blues Brothers Band, Leni Stern, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, Richard Bona, Chris Botti,
Wayne Krantz, Harry Belafonte, Oz Noy, Clay Aiken, Rascal Flatts,
Paula Abdul, and
Grover Washington, Jr..
[3][4][5] Carlock was the exclusive drummer for every track on Steely Dan's
Everything Must Go (Steely Dan has used multiple drummers on each of the last several albums they've released over the past three decades).
While in the Jazz Studies program at the
University of North Texas, Carlock studied with many teachers, including
Ed Soph.
Carlock is also the husband of pop/rock singer/songwriter
Lynne Timmes. In October 2009 he released an instructional DVD called
The Big Picture: Phrasing, Improvisation, Style, and Technique..
He, as of 2014, is the new drummer for the band
Toto, replacing longtime drummer
Simon Phillips.
