Shane Evans (born April 26, 1970) is an American musician. He was the original

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for the

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Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Evans was raised in

Stockbridge, Georgia Stockbridge is a city in Henry County, Georgia, Henry County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 25,637, up from 9,853 in 2000. Stockbridge is part of the Atlanta metr ...

. After graduating from Stockbridge High School, he began his career as a professional drummer for the band Marching Two-Step, which included Michele Rhea Caplinger,

Ed Roland Edgar Eugene Roland, Jr. (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Collective Soul. He is also active with his side project ...

and

Matt Serletic Matthew Michael Serletic II (born 1970 or 1971) is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive. Career As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members of Collective Soul, a group for which he would later produce. Serletic h ...

. The band performed local gigs for a few years, but never managed to grow beyond the club scene.

Collective Soul

Evans performed on half of the tracks featured on ''

Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid ''Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Collective Soul, it was originally released on an indie label in Atlanta called Rising Storm Records in 1993, Collective Soul later signed on with Atlanti ...

'', an album consisting of Ed Roland's songwriting demos. He remained in the band for the albums ''

'', ''

Disciplined Breakdown ''Disciplined Breakdown'' is the third studio album by American post-grunge band Collective Soul. It was first released on March 11, 1997. The album was recorded during a difficult time in the band's career, when they were going through a long la ...

'', '' Dosage'', ''

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'', and ''

Youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...

''. After the release of ''Youth'', session drummer Ryan Hoyle had filled in for Evans on sporadic dates. The band then recorded the EP '' From the Ground Up'' in 2005; however, at the end of the year, Evans was dismissed from the group due to excessive drug use. He eventually got sober and joined his former band on stage at the

Georgia Music Hall of Fame The Georgia Music Hall of Fame was a hall of fame to recognize music performers and music industry professionals from or connected to the state of Georgia. It began with efforts of the state's lieutenant governor Zell Miller to attract the music ...

in September 2009.

Discography

With Collective Soul

;Studio albums ;Compilation albums

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1970 births Alternative rock drummers American alternative rock musicians American male drummers American rock drummers Collective Soul members Living people Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Stockbridge, Georgia 20th-century American drummers 21st-century American drummers {{US-rock-drummer-stub