Kevin Valentine
Encyclopedia
Kevin Valentine is an American
rock
drummer who is best known for being a member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
. Valentine played drums
on all of the band's early albums during the 1980s.
Valentine has recorded as a member of Breathless, The Innocent, Godz, Rosie, Shadow King
, The Lou Gramm Band and Neverland.
He also performed (on a session basis) on the Kiss
albums Psycho Circus
and Revenge
, playing on all tracks bar one on Psycho Circus. The one track he didn't play was "Into the Void", performed by Peter Criss
. On Revenge, he played on one song, "Take It Off". He was also a touring member of Cinderella .
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
drummer who is best known for being a member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
Donnie Iris
Donnie Iris is an American rock musician known for his work with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo albums during the 1980s...
. Valentine played drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
on all of the band's early albums during the 1980s.
Valentine has recorded as a member of Breathless, The Innocent, Godz, Rosie, Shadow King
Shadow King (band)
Shadow King was a rock band. Members included now former Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, former Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Riverdogs, guitarist Vivian Campbell, Lou Gramm's former Black Sheep and then future Foreigner bandmate bass player Bruce Turgon, and drummer Kevin Valentine.Vivian...
, The Lou Gramm Band and Neverland.
He also performed (on a session basis) on the Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
albums Psycho Circus
Psycho Circus
Psycho Circus is the 18th studio album by American band Kiss. The album features the original four members back together, and in full make-up....
and Revenge
Revenge (KISS album)
Revenge is the 16th studio album by American heavy metal band Kiss, released on May 19, 1992. It was the band's first album after the death of long-time drummer Eric Carr in November 1991. His replacement, Eric Singer, had played with Black Sabbath, Brian May, Alice Cooper and even Paul Stanley,...
, playing on all tracks bar one on Psycho Circus. The one track he didn't play was "Into the Void", performed by Peter Criss
Peter Criss
George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...
. On Revenge, he played on one song, "Take It Off". He was also a touring member of Cinderella .
With Breathless
- (1979) Breathless
- (1980) Nobody Leaves This Song Alive
- (1993) The Best Of Breathless · Picture This
With Donnie Iris And The Cruisers
- (1980) Back on the Streets
- (1981) King Cool
- (1982) The High and the Mighty
- (1983) Fortune 410
- (1985) No Muss...No Fuss
- (1992) Out of the Blue
- (1997) Poletown
- (2001) 20th Century Masters: The Best of Donnie Iris
- (2004) 25 Years
- (2006) Ellwood City
With Kiss
- (1992) Revenge (One Track - Take It Off)
- (1998) Psycho CircusPsycho CircusPsycho Circus is the 18th studio album by American band Kiss. The album features the original four members back together, and in full make-up....
(All tracks except Into The Void)