Chip Hanna (born 1965 in

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) was the drummer of

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and One Man Army. He now plays drums for the U.S. Bombs occasionally. Chip also sang lead vocals and played snare drum for

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out of

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. Hanna currently has a project called Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three, which is a country/western/rockabilly/psychobilly/bluegrass band based out of

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. He plays guitar and sings lead. The project's first LP, ''Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three'', was released in April 2007 on

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in Germany. Their second LP, ''Old South Jamboree'', was released on February 1, 2008, on PLY. The Berlin Three are

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drums, Tex Morton guitar/lap steel, and Valle bass fiddle; they are well known in the rockabilly/psychobilly-scene as members of

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. They currently play and tour every few months in Germany and western Europe. In 2016, he joined

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, Chip Hanna also performs solo and did two European tours in 2005 and 2006, the last one supporting

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and

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on the Muttis Little Monsters tour.

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Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three
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