Herbie Lovelle (1 June 1924 - April 8, 2009) was an American drummer,
who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk. He was also a studio musician
and an actor.Lovelle's uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert. Lovelle
began his career with the trumpeter, singer and band leader Hot Lips
Page in the late 1940s, then played in the 1950s with the saxophonist
Hal Singer, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers and the pianist Earl Hines.
Through working for both Lucky Thompson and Jimmy Rushing of Count
Basie's Orchestra, he became house drummer at the Savoy Ballroom in
New York City for much of the 1950s. He toured with the tenor
saxophonist Arnett Cobb and the pianist Teddy Wilson in 1954. In 1959
he contributed to the pianist Paul Curry's album Paul Curry Presents
the Friends of Fats, released on the Golden Crest label.In the early
years of television, he performed with the King Guion Orchestra on the
Jerry Lester Show and the Ed Sullivan Show. In 1966, he was the lead
drummer for the Sammy Davis, Jr. TV show.Lovelle began playing more
R&B in the 1950s and worked as a studio musician, often with Sam
Taylor. He played on albums by Bob Dylan (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan),
Pearls Before Swine, Eric Andersen, David Blue, John Denver, Tom Rush,
B. B. King, John Martyn (Stormbringer!), the Strangeloves, the McCoys,
and the Monkees. He continued working as a studio musician well into
the 1980s.
who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk. He was also a studio musician
and an actor.Lovelle's uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert. Lovelle
began his career with the trumpeter, singer and band leader Hot Lips
Page in the late 1940s, then played in the 1950s with the saxophonist
Hal Singer, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers and the pianist Earl Hines.
Through working for both Lucky Thompson and Jimmy Rushing of Count
Basie's Orchestra, he became house drummer at the Savoy Ballroom in
New York City for much of the 1950s. He toured with the tenor
saxophonist Arnett Cobb and the pianist Teddy Wilson in 1954. In 1959
he contributed to the pianist Paul Curry's album Paul Curry Presents
the Friends of Fats, released on the Golden Crest label.In the early
years of television, he performed with the King Guion Orchestra on the
Jerry Lester Show and the Ed Sullivan Show. In 1966, he was the lead
drummer for the Sammy Davis, Jr. TV show.Lovelle began playing more
R&B in the 1950s and worked as a studio musician, often with Sam
Taylor. He played on albums by Bob Dylan (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan),
Pearls Before Swine, Eric Andersen, David Blue, John Denver, Tom Rush,
B. B. King, John Martyn (Stormbringer!), the Strangeloves, the McCoys,
and the Monkees. He continued working as a studio musician well into
the 1980s.
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