Mike Baird
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Michael 'Mike' Baird is an American drummer. He has also played drums for Vasco Rossi
, Billy Idol
, Hall and Oates, Pointer Sisters
, Donna Summer
, Riverdogs
, Animotion
, Richard Marx
, Michael Bolton
, Rick Springfield
, Eddie Money
, Kenny Loggins
, and others. He was a touring drummer for Journey
on their tour for the Raised on Radio
album.
Vasco Rossi
Vasco Rossi , also known as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter. During his career, he has published 25 albums and has written over 150 songs, as well as lyrics for other artists...
, Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
, Hall and Oates, Pointer Sisters
Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters are an American pop/R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Spanning over three decades, their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country and rock.The...
, Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
, Riverdogs
Riverdogs
- Band members :The band has featured singer Rob Lamothe, several guitarists, bass guitarists and drummers at different times.Past and present Riverdogs musicians include:Guitarists: Vivian Campbell, Nick Brophy...
, Animotion
Animotion
Animotion is a 1980s U.S. New Wave/synthpop band from Los Angeles, California best known for their songs "Obsession" , "Let Him Go", "I Engineer" and "Room to Move"...
, Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
, Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
, Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
, Eddie Money
Eddie Money
Eddie Money is an American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums...
, Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
, and others. He was a touring drummer for Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
on their tour for the Raised on Radio
Raised on Radio
Journey's ninth studio album , Raised on Radio, was released in May 1986 on the Columbia Records label.Following their two most successful albums, lead singer Steve Perry began to take more control over the band's direction. First, Ross Valory and Steve Smith were fired from the band, against the...
album.
With Rick Springfield
- Success Hasn't Spoiled Me YetSuccess Hasn't Spoiled Me YetSuccess Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet is an album by Rick Springfield, released by RCA in 1982. The album went platinum, and produced three top 40 singles; "Don't Talk to Strangers" , "What Kind of Fool Am I" and "I Get Excited"...
(1982) - Living in OzLiving in OzLiving in Oz is an album released by Rick Springfield in 1983. The album went platinum and Springfield was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" for the "Affair of the Heart" single, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.-Track listing:#"Human...
(1983) - Hard to Hold (Soundtrack)Hard to HoldHard to Hold is an album released by Rick Springfield in 1984 as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. The single "Love Somebody" reach #5 on the US Hot Singles chart.The Album was originally released on RCA-Victor as ABL1-4935.-Track listing:...
(1984) - TaoTao (album)Tao is an album by pop singer Rick Springfield. It was released in 1985 on RCA Records. It was released on CD in 1990.-Track listing:#"Dance This World Away"#"Celebrate Youth"#"State of the Heart"#"Written in Rock"#"The Power of Love"...
(1985)
With Eddie Money
- Can't Hold BackCan't Hold Back (Eddie Money album)Can't Hold Back is Eddie Money's sixth album, released in 1986. It contains the hit single "Take Me Home Tonight".-Track listing:# "Take Me Home Tonight " - 3:32...
(1986) - Nothing to Lose (1988)
- Right Here (1991)