Jimmy Keegan
Encyclopedia
Jimmy Keegan is a drummer. He has played with artists such as Santana
, as the drummer on the song "Primavera" on Santana's hit album Supernatural and with John Waite
, and is the current drummer for the Progressive rock
band Spock's Beard
, having replaced original drummer Nick D'Virgilio
in November 2011 following D'Virgilio's departure from Spock's Beard.
He was born November 3, 1969, and is the youngest of 8 children.
and Over The Top. While Keegan voiced various characters on G.I. Joe, his primary character on The Littles was Henry Bigg. Keegan said "the voice-over work is probably the most fun because I'm a huge cartoon fan." He also had a very brief appearance on the long running CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless
in 1983 as Phillip Chancellor III.
He uses Iron Cobra Pedals, Aquarian heads and Vater sticks, Paiste cymbals and Electro-Voice microphones.
Santana (band)
Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
, as the drummer on the song "Primavera" on Santana's hit album Supernatural and with John Waite
John Waite
John Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
, and is the current drummer for the Progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Alan plays electric guitar...
, having replaced original drummer Nick D'Virgilio
Nick D'Virgilio
Nick D'Virgilio is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist musician, often referred to as NDV, best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the Calling All Stations album...
in November 2011 following D'Virgilio's departure from Spock's Beard.
He was born November 3, 1969, and is the youngest of 8 children.
Acting/Voiceover career
According to an interview with Keegan, he did voiceover work as a child. His credits included G.I. Joe, The Littles (TV series)The Littles (TV series)
The Littles is an animated television series based on The Littles characters in a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967...
and Over The Top. While Keegan voiced various characters on G.I. Joe, his primary character on The Littles was Henry Bigg. Keegan said "the voice-over work is probably the most fun because I'm a huge cartoon fan." He also had a very brief appearance on the long running CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
in 1983 as Phillip Chancellor III.
Equipment
Keegan uses Tama Drums with bubinga shells in blue sparkle.He uses Iron Cobra Pedals, Aquarian heads and Vater sticks, Paiste cymbals and Electro-Voice microphones.