Mickey Curry

Michael Timothy Curry (born June 10, 1956) is an American musician. He has collaborated with singer-songwriter Bryan Adams since the early 1980s, but has also worked with Hall & Oates, Cher, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Tom Waits, Survivor, The Cult and Steve Jones.

Early life

Mickey Curry was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He started playing drums at age 11 under the tutelage of Nick Forte. When he was 13, he and two of his brothers formed a band called The Rack. At age 17, he joined the Scratch Band in Connecticut.

Early career

He played in local bands until around 1980, when he started working in New York studios. While working in Manhattan, he joined the band Tom Dickie and the Desires, managed by Tommy Mottola, manager of Hall & Oates. Impressed by Curry's work, Mottola asked him to record with Hall & Oates on their album '' Private Eyes''. He subsequently toured with Hall & Oates until 1986.

Bryan Adams

During the period he was playing with Hall & Oates, Curry met producer Bob Clearmountain, who had recently begun working with a young Bryan Adams, and appeared on Adams' second album, ''You Want It You Got It'', and subsequently on nearly all of Adams' subsequent albums. Following his stint with Hall & Oates, Curry began touring full time with Adams.

Other bands

Curry has played for a variety of artists, touring with several of them. In 1987, he was the drummer on Jude Cole's eponymous debut album. In 1988, he served as session drummer for Survivor's album, ''Too Hot to Sleep band The Cult, performing on their album ''Sonic Temple'', which featured one of the band's most successful and well-known songs, "Fire Woman". In 1989, Curry played drums on the Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson Album ''YUI Orta'', and in 1991, Mickey Curry joined with The Cult again for another album ''Ceremony''.

Collaborations

* ''You Want It You Got It'' – Bryan Adams (1981)
* '' Private Eyes'' – Hall & Oates (1981)
* '' H₂O'' – Hall & Oates (1982)
* ''Cuts Like a Knife'' – Bryan Adams (1983)
* '' Reckless'' – Bryan Adams (1984)
* ''Big Bam Boom'' – Hall & Oates (1984)
* ''Downtown'' – Marshall Crenshaw (1985)
* ''Spoiled Girl'' – Carly Simon (1985)
* ''Rain Dogs'' – Tom Waits (1985)
* ''Rockbird'' – Debbie Harry (1986)
* ''Back in the High Life'' – Steve Winwood (1986)
* '' Break Every Rule'' – Tina Turner (1986)
* '' King of America'' – Elvis Costello (1986)
* '' Daring Adventures'' – Richard Thompson (1986)
* '' Into the Fire'' – Bryan Adams (1987)
* ''Jude Cole'' – Jude Cole (1987)
* '' The Turning'' – Sam Phillips (1987)
* '' Coming Around Again'' – Carly Simon (1987)
* ''The Indescribable Wow'' – Sam Phillips (1988)
* ''Back to Avalon'' – Kenny Loggins (1988)
* ''Amnesia'' – Richard Thompson (1988)
* ''Pat McLaughlin'' – Pat McLaughlin (1988)
* ''Yo Frankie'' – Dion DiMucci (1989)
* ''Mystery Girl'' – Roy Orbison (1989)
* ''Groove Approved'' – Paul Carrack (1989)
* ''Rumor and Sigh'' – Richard Thompson (1991)
* '' Cruel Inventions'' – Sam Phillips (1991)
* ''Love Hurts'' – Cher (1991)
* ''Places I Have Never Been'' – Willie Nile (1991)
* ''Waking Up the Neighbours'' – Bryan Adams (1991)
* ''Life Is Messy'' – Rodney Crowell (1992)
* ''Mitch Malloy'' – Mitch Malloy (1992)
* '' Martinis & Bikinis'' – Sam Phillips (1994)
* '' Dart to the Heart'' – Bruce Cockburn (1994)
* '' Bad Habits'' – Colin James (1995)
* '' 18 til I Die'' – Bryan Adams (1996)
* ''Falling into You'' – Céline Dion (1996)
* ''Olé'' – Tonio K (1997)
* '' On a Day Like Today'' – Bryan Adams (1998)
* ''Lara Fabian'' – Lara Fabian (1999)
* '' Do It for Love'' – Hall & Oates (2003)
* ''Room Service'' – Bryan Adams (2004)
* '' 11'' – Bryan Adams (2008)
* '' Laughing Down Crying'' – Daryl Hall (2011)
* ''Tracks of My Years'' – Bryan Adams (2014)
* '' Shine a Light'' – Bryan Adams (2019)
* ''Fire It Up'' – Steve Cropper (2021)

Musical style and preferences

*Mickey Curry exclusively uses Yamaha Drums and has endorsed the brand for many years.
*Curry's influences include Ringo Starr, John Bonham, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd, Marvin Gaye and Jim Gordon.

References

External links

Bryan Adams' official site

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1956 births
American rock drummers
The Cult members
Living people
Musicians from New Haven, Connecticut
Hall & Oates members
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
20th-century American male musicians