Paul Buchignani (Born August 28, 1967) is an American drummer who came into musical prominence for his work with The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...

 on the Black Love

Black Love

Black Love is the fifth album by the band The Afghan Whigs, released on 1996. It was released on the Elektra label and was produced by Greg Dulli....

album and subsequent tour. Buchignani graduated from Rhodes College

Rhodes College

Rhodes College is a private, predominantly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Originally founded by freemasons in 1848, Rhodes became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in 1855. Rhodes enrolls approximately 1,700 students pursuing bachelor's and master's...

 in Memphis, TN in 1989. Buchignani played drums for local favorite, Neighborhood Texture Jam

Neighborhood texture jam

Neighborhood Texture Jam is a Memphis, Tennessee rock band who fuse elements of punk, industrial and funk into a heavy, rhythmic rock sound. Notable for a member responsible for providing the "texture" - an ever-changing assembly of 55-gallon oil drums, hub caps, corrugated sheet metal, household...

, and worked for a law office before making the transition to full-time musician. In 1992 he secured a job at Ardent Studios

Ardent Studios

Ardent Studios is a recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee. Ardent Records/Ardent Music is the in-house label.- History :Ardent Studios was founded by John Fry and was initially a studio in his family's garage, where he recorded his first Ardent Records 45's. In 1966 the operation moved...

 in Memphis, TN as a session assistant and drummer. Through his association with Ardent engineers and producers John Hampton

John Hampton

John Stephen Hampton was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868.-Early life:Little is known of John Hampton's early life. His death certificate states that he was born in 1810, but other evidence suggests 1806 or perhaps 1807; these latter figures are considered more likely...

 and Jeff Powell

Jeff Powell

Jeffrey Howard Campbell Powell is a Canadian rower. He began rowing in 1996 and is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. He won the gold medal at both the 2002 and 2003 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan, Italy and Seville, Spain respectively. In 2004 he competed...

, Buchignani built a relationship with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...

. With drummer Steve Earle departing from The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...

 in 1994, Buchignani was asked to step in as the new drummer. Buchignani handled the drumming duties on Black Love

Black Love

Black Love is the fifth album by the band The Afghan Whigs, released on 1996. It was released on the Elektra label and was produced by Greg Dulli....

and remained with the band from 1995-1996. He appeared in multiple music videos with the band including Honky's Ladder. Post-Afghan Whigs, Buchignani has remained busy as a recording and performing musician in Memphis, TN. Post-Whigs career highlights include working with Todd Snider

Todd Snider

Todd Daniel Snider is an American singer-songwriter with a musical style that combines Americana, alt-country, and folk.-Biography:...

, Mark Lemhouse

Mark Lemhouse

-Music career:Getting his professional start in Memphis, Tennessee playing in Blues, Rockabilly, and American Roots bands, he released two solo albums on the Yellow Dog Records label...

, Richard Johnston

Richard Johnston

Richard Frank Johnston is a retired Canadian politician, educator and administrator.-Background:Johnston was educated at Trent University and worked there as an administrator and counsellor...

, Impala

Impala

An impala is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language meaning "gazelle"...

, AA Bondy, teaching at the Stax Music Academy, and being a recurrent house drummer for the annual New Orleans Ponderosa Stomp

Ponderosa Stomp

The Ponderosa Stomp is an annual American roots music festival dedicated to recognizing the architects of rock-n-roll, blues, jazz, country, swamp pop and soul music...

 music festival. Most recently, he has contributed a musical performance to the film soundtrack for the movie Hustle and Flow (2005), and has been recording and touring with Goner Records

Goner Records

Goner Records is an independent record label and record store co-owned by Eric Friedl of The Oblivians and Zac Ives and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. It is known for releasing albums by punk and garage rock bands such as the King Khan & BBQ Show and the late Jay Reatard...

 artist Harlan T. Bobo and Sympathy for the Record Industry

Sympathy for the Record Industry

Sympathy for the Record Industry is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John...

 artist, Jack Oblivian. He also teaches at the Memphis Drum Shop.