Longineu Warren "LP" Parsons III (born February 16, 1980) is a French-born American rock

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. He is best known for his time as the

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for the American

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band

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Early life

Parsons has been playing the drums since he was five; he played with his father, Longineu W. Parsons II, in his band The Longineu Parsons Ensemble.

Music career

Yellowcard (1997–2014)

Parsons joined Yellowcard in 1997 along with Ben Dobson, Todd Clary, Warren Cooke and Ben Harper after meeting at

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. He was with the band ever since 1997's ''Midget Tossing'' until 2013's ''

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''. On March 13, 2014, Parsons left Yellowcard. By this point, Parsons had been the only remaining member of the original lineup. According to their

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page, the band said in a joint statement, "Longineu has decided to pursue other musical interests. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

This Legend: (2014–2017)

In June 2014, Parsons and former Yellowcard bandmate Ben Harper formed a new band with Chris Castillo (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) and Steven Neufeld (bass guitar) called This Legend. They released their first album ''It's In The Streets'' on November 11, 2014. The band played several shows across the U.S. to promote the album. As of 2017, the band is on hiatus due to band members' other interests. Parsons began playing drums with

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and Stages and Stereos. LP Parsons 2014

Vilano Band (2022-present)

Vilano is a modern rock band from St. Augustine, Florida. The band consists of vocalist Stephen Drawdy, drummer Longineu Parsons III, guitarist Adam Otoski, and bassist Nick Holtz. Vilano released their full-length album, "No Rain, No Flowers" in March of 2021.

Other work: 2008–present

During the Yellowcard hiatus, Parsons played drums for

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from October 2009 through September 2010. Parsons founded rap-rock group LPMD with producer Miles M. Davis.LPMD, Longineu Parsons and Miles Davis, Band
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, playing in their first headlining tour.

Discography

;Yellowcard *''

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'' (1997) *'' Where We Stand'' (1999) *'' Still Standing'' (2000) *''

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'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *''

Lights and Sounds ''Lights and Sounds'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006, in the United States through Capitol Records. ''Lights and Sounds'' is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspired to refl ...

'' (2006) *''

Paper Walls ''Paper Walls'' is the sixth studio album by American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on July 17, 2007. This is also the first Yellowcard album with Ryan Mendez, their last with Peter Mosely, and their last studio album to be released through C ...

'' (2007) *'' Live from Las Vegas at the Palms'' (2008) *''

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'' (2011) *''

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'' (2012) *''

'' (2013) ;LPMD *''Off the Record'' (2011) ; ;This Legend * ''It's In The Streets'' (2014)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Longineu W., Iii 1980 births 21st-century American drummers 21st-century American male musicians American punk rock drummers American male drummers American drummers Living people Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida Yellowcard members