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smooth rock band

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. In his first year of

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, Price ventured into the band room after having no interest in

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. The teacher instructed him to sit behind a

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, due to requiring a drummer and this would change his life forever. Following a brief stint in his high school marching band, he was recruited to play drums for the school's band. He then worked as a roadie for the band of his high school friend, keyboardist

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, but when the drummer quit, Price became the new drummer. The pair then played in a band called Together and were recruited to play in

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band

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, which turned out to be a big break. Stoneground also performed in the 1972 horror film ''

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'' (starring

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). Alongside guitarist Dave Jenkins, Lerios and bassist

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, Price was a member of

at its conception in 1973 and stayed until early 1981. In 2004, Price and Lerios rejoined Pablo Cruise and Cockrell left the group. Price joined a Sacramento side project, Mr. December, in 2008. During his time away from Pablo Cruise, Price went on to become a leading figure in providing

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and also formed his own aerial photography company. At one stage, Price was virtually the in-house drummer and percussionist at

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. He now lives in

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with his wife Nancy. In a 1981 live performance with Pablo Cruise, Price augmented his drum kit with

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and Syndrums.

Discography

* Pablo Cruise –

* Pablo Cruise – Lifeline * Pablo Cruise – A Place in the Sun * Pablo Cruise – Worlds Away * Pablo Cruise – Part of the Game * Pablo Cruise –

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– Street Songs *

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, s ...

– Garden of Man

References

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Grammy Award winners American rock drummers American rock percussionists American male songwriters Musicians from San Francisco Timbaleros Triangle players Tambourine players Castanets players Bongo players Conga players Maracas players Pablo Cruise members {{US-drummer-stub