RIP Tim Drummond

[JimK]

Yes, he's on Harvest…
IIRC, he is not on "I Feel Good" by JB.

RIP, Tim.

 

[rmars]

Neil has lost Ben, Rick and now Tim in recent times. Very sad. Anybody know what happened to Tim?

Apparently he had health issues for a while and within the last couple years dealt with pneumonia and hip replacement surgery. My cousin seems pretty torn up so I didn't ask the exact cause of death but one of his Facebook friends mentioned that Tim passed in his sleep. Online there is mention of him dropping out of James Brown's band after contracting hepatitis in Vietnam in the late 60's.

.........If not for your thread, Tber rmars, most of us would have not known of his passing.

Thanks for your cousin's photo.

Just trying to honor one of our bass playing brethren. Honestly I didn't know about him till a few years ago but when I looked thru his credits I was just blown away. What a unsung legend this guy is!

One day my mom mentioned Tim and something about him playing for James Brown and I couldn't believe that I'd played bass for 20+ years and she never mentioned having known this guy!

I hadn't seen my cousin Ken since I was a child but caught up with him a couple years back over a pizza at Monical's in Canton, IL. He was kind enough to share some stories with me about Tim and we've since stayed in contact thru Facebook.

Ken (first cousin once removed) is much older than me and a bit older than my mom. He is an incredibly interesting individual in his own right; he raced flat track motorcycles and since the 70's he's lived in the mountains of Montana giving hunting tours and then converting to photography(he's also friends with American painter Howard Terpning and featured on his dvd). His life and Tim's went very different directions but it's interesting that the the two still stayed in touch all these years.

I will make sure to pass on the kind words about his good friend and let Ken know that you appreciated his photo.

 

[Dug2]

RIP TIM

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Time is running its course. I was a kid when Tim Drummond was first making waves, and now I am not a long ways from retirement myself. Dying is what we all do in the end, but we all hate to see people who shaped us pass away.

 

[roswell1965]

Didn’t I see an interview with Tim in Bass Player Magazine some years back? Seems it would’ve been 1995/96 but I can’t remember exactly.

 

[roswell1965]

Nobody remembers this interview? He mentions James Brown chewing out the band telling them they’d “never have nuthin but their hat and their ass.” Tim then added: “But I proved him wrong when I bought my own house.”

 

[jerry]

Some of my favorite Drummond playing was when he was in Crosby & Nash's band basically playing with the Section. Check out their live album from 1977 sometime.

 

[rmars]

Didn’t I see an interview with Tim in Bass Player Magazine some years back? Seems it would’ve been 1995/96 but I can’t remember exactly.

I can’t remember what years I subscribed so not sure if I have that issue. Will look thru my back issues later today and see if I can find it.

 

[roswell1965]

I can’t remember what years I subscribed so not sure if I have that issue. Will look thru my back issues later today and see if I can find it.

Thank you! Just today I sent an email to an eBay seller with multiple issues from 1995-96 to ask if he'd have a look. If no luck with the BP's perhaps it was an article in Musician magazine, which I read a lot in those days as well.

 

[two fingers]

Um....... dang. Turns out we ALL know his work in one form or another.
Year Album Artist
2017 The Bootleg Series, Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979-1981 Bob Dylan Bass, Composer
2016 Official Releases Series, Discs 8.5-12 Neil Young Bass
2016 Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother Wade Bowen Composer
2014 CSNY 1974 Crosby Bass
2014 From His Head to His Heart to His Hands Michael Bloomfield Bass
2014 Official Release Series, Discs 5-8 Neil Young Bass, Percussion
2014 Original Album Classics, Vol. 3 Bob Dylan Bass
2013 1970-1987 Ry Cooder Bass
2013 Greatest Hits Jewel Guitar (Bass)
2013 The Complete Album Collection, Vol. 1 Bob Dylan Bass
2011 A Treasure Neil Young / Neil Young & the International Harvesters Bass
2011 The Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins Ronnie Hawkins Bass
2010 Offerings Boxed Set Third Day Composer, Lyricist
2009 He Called Me Baby Ella Washington Composer
2009 Neil Young Archives, Vol. I (1963-1972) Neil Young Bass, Guitar (Bass)
2009 Neil Young Archives, Vol. I (1963-1972) [Video] Neil Young Bass
2009 Pick of the Litter 1980-2010 Was (Not Was) Bass
2009 Reflections [Box Set] Graham Nash Bass
2009 The Singles, Vol. 6: 1969-1970 James Brown Bass, Guitar (Bass)
2009 The Very Best of Don Henley Don Henley Musician, Main Personnel
2008 Boo! Was (Not Was) Additional Personnel, Bass Instrument, Bass
2008 The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed Ry Cooder Main Personnel, Bass Instrument, Bass, Composer
2008 The Singles, Vol. 5: 1967-1969 James Brown Bass
2007 Jazz James Brown Bass
2007 Less Than the Song/Life Machine Hoyt Axton Main Personnel, Guitar (Bass), Bass
2007 Rewind: Unreleased Recordings J.J. Cale Guitar (Bass)
2006 Love Is Still the Answer Essra Mohawk Bass
2006 The Border/Alamo Bay [Original Soundtracks] Ry Cooder Bass
2006 The Definitive Collection Roy Buchanan Bass
2006 Voyage [Box Set] David Crosby Bass
2005 Early On A.J. Croce Bass
2005 Greatest Hits Crosby Additional Personnel, Guitar (Bass), Bass
2005 Kid Blue/Louise Goffin Louise Goffin Bass
2005 The Best of Bob Dylan [Sony/BMG 2005] Bob Dylan Main Personnel, Bass
2004 Greatest Hits Neil Young Bass
2004 Land of 1000 Dances: Special Soul & Funk Edition Arranger
2004 Livin' on Love Kitty Jerry Producer
2004 The Best of the Blues, Vol. 2 [Sanctuary] Composer
2004 The Prophet: The Unreleased First Polydor Album Roy Buchanan Bass
2003 Bob Dylan [Limited Edition Hybrid SACD Set] Bob Dylan Bass
2003 Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan Composer
2003 Life & Times Ray Materick Bass
2003 Michel Montecrossa's Michel & Bob Dylan Fest 2003 Michel Montecrossa Composer
2002 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of J.J. Cale J.J. Cale Bass
2002 Amazing Love The Mississippi Mass Choir Composer
2002 Saved! Northernblues Gospel Allstars Composer
2002 The Best of Crosby & Nash: The ABC Years Crosby & Nash / David Crosby/ Graham Nash Bass
2001 Franktown Blues Crudup Brothers Producer, Mixing, Liner Notes, Bass
2001 J.J. Cale Live J.J. Cale Bass
2001 Universal Masters Bruce Willis Composer
2000 Evergreen Boy Steve Forbert Bass
2000 Julie Covington Plus Julie Covington Composer
2000 Millennium Series Bruce Willis Composer
2000 Offerings: A Worship Album Third Day Composer
2000 SRV Stevie Ray Vaughan Bass, Composer
1999 Essie Mae Hawk Meets the Killer Groove Band Essra Mohawk Bass (Electric)
1999 Shake, Rattle & Roll [MCA] [Original TV Soundtrack] Composer
1999 The Chokin' Kind/Better Than Ever Joe Simon Arranger
1999 The Dust Blows Forward (An Anthology) Captain Beefheart Bass
1998 Carry On Crosby Bass
1998 James Brown's Original Funky Divas Bass
1998 Schoolhouse Rocks the Vote!: A Benefit for Rock the Vote Bass, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
1998 Spirit of Blues Composer
1998 The Definitive Collection J.J. Cale Bass
1998 Thinkin' About You Rita Coolidge Composer
1997 1997 Grammy Nominees Bass
1997 Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology J.J. Cale Bass
1997 Hard Rockin' Blues Composer
1996 A Celebration of Blues: Great Guitarists, Vol. 3 Bass
1996 A Celebration of Blues: The Great Guitarists, Vol. 3/Women in Blues Bass
1996 Back Room Blood Gerry Goffin Producer, Composer
1996 Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 James Brown Bass
1996 In My Lifetime Neil Diamond Musician
1996 Rock & Roll Resurrection/The Giant of Rock & Roll Ronnie Hawkins Guitar (Bass)
1996 The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary Collection Composer
1996 The Best of Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth Tracy Nelson Bass
1995 Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits Don Henley Musician
1995 Blue Collar Bass
1995 Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best of Bobby Byrd Bobby Byrd Bass
1995 Music by Ry Cooder Ry Cooder Bass
1995 Pieces of You Jewel Bass, Guitar (Bass)
1995 Red Blooded Blues Drums
1994 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Bob Dylan Bass
1994 Closer to You J.J. Cale Bass
1994 Hot Rockin' Blues Composer
1994 Monument Story Guitar
1994 River Rescue: The Very Best of Ry Cooder Ry Cooder Composer
1994 To a Wild Rose Ben Keith Guest Artist
1994 Trouble No More John Hammond Bass
1993 A.J. Croce A.J. Croce Bass (Electric)
1993 Experience the Divine Bette Midler: Greatest Hits Bette Midler Bass
1993 Lucky Thirteen Neil Young Bass
1993 Margaritaville Cafe Late Night Menu Bass
1993 Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969 James Brown Drums
1993 Unplugged Neil Young Guitar (Bass)
1992 Chrome Dreams Neil Young Bass
1992 Got Love If You Want It John Hammond Bass
1992 Harvest Moon Neil Young Bass
1992 Number 10 J.J. Cale Bass
1992 Rush [Original Score] Eric Clapton Bass
1992 Sweet Dreams: The Anthology Roy Buchanan Bass
1992 Texana Dames Texana Dames Composer
1991 CSN [Box Set] Crosby Bass
1991 Lovescape Neil Diamond Bass
1991 Spellbound Paula Abdul Bass
1991 Star Time James Brown Bass
1991 The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection Composer
1991 The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 Bob Dylan Bass
1990 A Sense of Place John Mayall / John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Guitar (Bass)
1990 Attack of the Killer V: Live Lonnie Mack Composer
1990 Blues Guitar Box Composer
1990 Genuine Houserockin' Music, Vol. 4 Composer
1990 The Hot Spot [Original Soundtrack] Bass, Primary Artist
1990 The Sounds of Simon/Simon Country Joe Simon Composer
1990 Travel-Log J.J. Cale Guest Artist, Bass
1989 Murder of Crows Joe Henry Bass
1989 Oh Yes I Can David Crosby Bass
1987 Second Sight Lonnie Mack Bass, Composer
1987 The Return of Bruno Bruce Willis Composer
1986 Genuine Houserockin' Music, Vol. 1 Composer
1986 Innocent Eyes Graham Nash Bass
1985 Old Ways Neil Young Drums, Bass
1985 Strike Like Lightning Lonnie Mack Bass, Composer
1985 Superstars in Digital Composer
1985 Why Don't You Try Me Tonight? The Best of Ry Cooder Ry Cooder Composer
1984 Building the Perfect Beast Don Henley Bass
1984 Special Edition J.J. Cale Bass
1983 8 J.J. Cale Drums
1983 Chosen People Dave Davies Bass
1983 Everybody's Rockin' Neil Young / Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks Bass (Upright), Drums, Composer
1983 No Frills Bette Midler Vocals (Background)
1982 The Slide Area Ry Cooder Bass
1982 Trans Neil Young Drums
1981 Glamour Dave Davies Bass
1981 Louise Goffin Louise Goffin Bass
1981 Shot of Love Bob Dylan Bass
1980 AFL1-3603 Dave Davies Bass
1980 Borderline Ry Cooder Bass
1980 Earth & Sky Graham Nash Bass
1980 Hawks & Doves Neil Young Drums, Bass, Guitar (Bass)
1980 No Nukes Bass
1980 Replay Crosby Bass
1980 Saved Bob Dylan Bass, Composer
1979 Bop Till You Drop Ry Cooder Bass, Composer
1979 Bottom Line John Mayall Bass
1979 Jones Flying Priscilla Coolidge Bass
1979 Slow Train Coming Bob Dylan Bass
1978 Comes a Time Neil Young Drums, Bass
1978 Julie Covington Julie Covington Composer
1978 The Best of Crosby & Nash Crosby & Nash / David Crosby/ Graham Nash Bass
1977 American Stars 'N Bars Neil Young Drums, Bass, Composer
1977 CSN Crosby Bass, Guitar (Bass)
1977 Decade Neil Young Bass
1977 Live Crosby & Nash / David Crosby/ Graham Nash Bass
1977 Lonnie Mack and Pismo Lonnie Mack Bass, Composer
1977 Rick Danko Rick Danko Bass
1977 Road Songs Hoyt Axton Bass
1977 Victim of Romance Michelle Phillips Bass
1976 Mickey Carroll Mickey Carroll Guitar (Bass)
1976 Put It in Your Ear Paul Butterfield Bass
1976 Whistling Down the Wire Crosby & Nash / David Crosby/ Graham Nash Bass
1975 Tonight's the Night Neil Young Drums, Bass
1975 Wind on the Water Crosby & Nash Bass
1975 Zuma Neil Young / Neil Young & Crazy Horse Drums, Bass
1974 Okie J.J. Cale Drums, Bass
1974 On the Beach Neil Young Main Personnel, Bass Instrument, Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar (Bass)
1973 Dylan [1973] Bob Dylan Bass
1973 Lee Clayton Lee Clayton Bass
1973 Power of Simon Joe Simon Composer
1973 Time Fades Away Neil Young Drums, Bass
1973 Wild Tales Graham Nash Bass
1972 From a Whisper to a Scream Esther Phillips Composer
1972 Graham Bell Graham Bell Bass
1972 Harvest Neil Young Main Personnel, Bass Instrument, Drums, Bass
1972 Hod & Marc Hod & Marc Guitar (Bass)
1972 Mountain Mama Dianne Davidson Composer
1972 Rock & Roll Resurrection Ronnie Hawkins Bass
1972 Tracy Nelson/Mother Earth Mother Earth / Tracy Nelson Composer
1972 Willis Alan Ramsey Willis Alan Ramsey Bass
1971 Bring Me Home Mother Earth Guitar (Bass), Bass, Group Member
1971 Naturally J.J. Cale Main Personnel, Bass Instrument, Drums, Bass
1971 The Hills of Indiana Lonnie Mack Bass
1970 Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels / The Charlie Daniels Band Bass
1969 Ella Washington Ella Washington Arranger
1969 Glad I'm in the Band Lonnie Mack Bass
1969 Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud James Brown Bass
1969 Whatever's Right Lonnie Mack Bass
A Penny For Your Thoughts Willie Hobbs Composer
American Classics [Rhino] Bass, Guitar (Bass)
Ashes to Ashes Charles Smith Composer
Jerry Corbitt Jerry Corbitt Bass
Revelations of the Secret Diva Essra Mohawk Composer, Guitar (Acoustic)
Taxi Driver Hi Way Thirteen Blues Band Composer
The Golden Voice of the Texas Gulf Coast Freddy Fender Bass
The Jewel Collection Jewel Guitar (Bass)
The Silvertone Years J.J. Cale Bass
Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock, Vol. 6: 1973

 

[rtslinger]

Wow lost another one. I remember him from playing on Don Henley's the Building Perfect Beast Album back in the 80's RIP Tim thanks for laying it down
In the studio during the making of that album

 

[rmars]

Dave Pomeroy mentions Tim at 1:40 of this GHS string demo.

 

[NoSlapForYou]

Anyone know what gear he used? I'm always curious when I hear a tone I like. I was listening to "Heart of Gold" just now and thinking that the bass sounded really good. I couldn't find anything by googling. I did learn that it was DI but nothing about the amp or bass used.

 

[jerry]

Anyone know what gear he used? I'm always curious when I hear a tone I like. I was listening to "Heart of Gold" just now and thinking that the bass sounded really good. I couldn't find anything by googling. I did learn that it was DI but nothing about the amp or bass used.

 

[bobyoung53]

I'm kinda late to the party and got by here by way of Google. Been listening to the Neil Young channel on SiriusXM lately, I knew Tim played on Harvest and knew he died but missed this thread. I've owned the Harvest album since it was new and Tim's bass playing has always been the high water mark for playing tasteful and in the pocket which were both foreign concepts to me back then . The older I get the more I appreciate this kind of playing. RIP Tim.

 

[JTE]

Gear? Mostly an old single-coil Precsion. One had the Bakelite saddles the very first ones came with. That's from an ancient Rolling Stone Mag article that had little one- or two-paragraph bits on a host of session players once. Old flats, no brand specified. The "Harvest" album (I bought it the week it was released) has a photo of the band rehearsing in Neil's barn- Tim's using an Acoustic rig of some sort- it's too blurry to tell but I'd assume it's the 360/370 rig.

 

[5StringBlues]

There's a few shots of Tim playing a split coil P into an Acoustic amp in this vid.

 

[Ostie]

Apparently he had health issues for a while and within the last couple years dealt with pneumonia and hip replacement surgery. My cousin seems pretty torn up so I didn't ask the exact cause of death but one of his Facebook friends mentioned that Tim passed in his sleep. Online there is mention of him dropping out of James Brown's band after contracting hepatitis in Vietnam in the late 60's.

Just trying to honor one of our bass playing brethren. Honestly I didn't know about him till a few years ago but when I looked thru his credits I was just blown away. What a unsung legend this guy is!

One day my mom mentioned Tim and something about him playing for James Brown and I couldn't believe that I'd played bass for 20+ years and she never mentioned having known this guy!

I hadn't seen my cousin Ken since I was a child but caught up with him a couple years back over a pizza at Monical's in Canton, IL. He was kind enough to share some stories with me about Tim and we've since stayed in contact thru Facebook.

Ken (first cousin once removed) is much older than me and a bit older than my mom. He is an incredibly interesting individual in his own right; he raced flat track motorcycles and since the 70's he's lived in the mountains of Montana giving hunting tours and then converting to photography(he's also friends with American painter Howard Terpning and featured on his dvd). His life and Tim's went very different directions but it's interesting that the the two still stayed in touch all these years.

I will make sure to pass on the kind words about his good friend and let Ken know that you appreciated his photo.

Tim was an awesome bass player. I always enjoyed his playing. His discography reads like a Who’s Who of rock and pop music.

I had friends who were flat trackers who probably knew your cousin. Ted Boody Jr. and Bob Lill, both deceased. Both from Lansing, MI. Ted died racing on a mile track. Bob died of cancer last year.

 

[bobyoung53]

There's a few shots of Tim playing a split coil P into an Acoustic amp in this vid.

I could feel that Acoustic 360/361 rumbling through my computer speakers.

 

[S Drummond]

Just heard from my cousin that his good friend, legendary bassist Tim Drummond passed away. I was never fortunate enough to meet Tim but he was from Canton, IL where I was born and my cousin Ken was kind enough to share a few funny stories about getting calls in the middle of the night from Tim, Bob Dylan and George Harrison (and if I recall Mick Jagger). Tim has an amazing resume; he's recorded and/or toured with Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Conway Twitty, Neil Young (toured and played on Harvest), Miles Davis, J.J. Cale, Lonnie Mack, Jewel, Crosby, Stills, & Nash and is noted for being the first white musician in James Brown's band. Whether or not you've heard Tim's name at some point you've probably heard him play; For people of my generation whenever you hear Jewel's original recording of "Who Will Save Your Soul" and you hear that little bass break down in the middle that's Tim. RIP.

Edit;
Here is a photo taken by my cousin Ken Allaman when Tim was trying to get him into doing photography for album covers. He gave me permission to post it when I told him about this forum.
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I'm Sterlene Drummond Tim's daughter. I only recently found this page and was moved to read all the posts about him. I like the photo Ken Allman was a good friend and fine man. He rode across country to Canton after Dad passed. That's where I saw him last, with an article about Dad from the Canton paper he saved. Thank you again, Sterlene Drummond-