Cheney Brannon (born April 29, 1973) is an American musician. He is a former drummer for the rock band

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, and is the current drummer for acts such as Cheap Thrill, Riley Biederer,

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and

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Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Brannon is a

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drum player, beginning at age 9. At age 11 he joined his first band, Chapter One. At age 18, Brannon moved to

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to engage with the music scene.

Collective Soul

Brannon is credited in the

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of the Collective Soul album '' Afterwords'' (2007) as having played the

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on the track "What I Can Give You." In October 2008, Brannon became an official member of the band, replacing then-drummer Ryan Hoyle. During Brannon's tenure as drummer, Collective Soul performed the 2009

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; recorded and released the album ''

'' (2009), also known as ''Rabbit'' to differentiate it from the band's 1995 album of the same name; performed the song "You" on the March 16, 2010, episode of ''

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''; re-recorded and released the single "

Tremble for My Beloved "Tremble for My Beloved" is a song by the American rock band Collective Soul. It is the fourth and final single from their fourth studio album '' Dosage''. Background Commenting on the creation of "Tremble for My Beloved" and its meaning, Ed Ro ...

" in 2010; and toured nationally and internationally from 2008 to 2011. In September 2009, Collective Soul were inducted into the

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. In January 2012, Brannon left the band to pursue other music opportunities.

Discography

Studio albums

With Collective Soul

Singles

With Collective Soul

Other appearances

References

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Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Collective Soul

Discography

Studio albums

With Collective Soul

Singles

With Collective Soul

Other appearances

See also

References

External links