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Gene Chrisman
Extracted from the Wikipedia article American Sound Studio.
The Memphis Boys
The studio's house band, known both as the 827 Thomas Street Band and (informally) as the Memphis Boys, consisted of Reggie Young on guitar, Tommy Cogbill and Mike Leech on bass, Gene Chrisman on drums, Bobby Wood on piano, and Bobby Emmons on organ. They brought versatility to the studio, including Joe Tex's "Skinny Legs and All","I Gotcha"; Wilson Pickett's "I'm in Love"; Joe Simon's "Hangin' On"; The Box Tops' "Cry Like a Baby"; Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline"; Merrilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning"; Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto"; and Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues". It was Tommy Cogbill's bass ride out in Dusty Springfield's hit "Son of a Preacher Man." They were also the band in flutist Herbie Mann's 1969 Jazz Rock classic Memphis Underground. In 2007, they were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, TN.