Bobby Gregg was temporarily a member of the Hawks, which later became known as the Band.
12 Facts About Bobby Gregg
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Bobby Gregg acted as a record producer at this time, producing songs by Sun Ra, Erma Franklin, Richard "Popcorn" Wylie and Frank Hunter.
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Bobby Gregg sometimes played the drums on the records he produced.
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Bobby Gregg was a house studio drummer for Cameo-Parkway Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Bobby Gregg continued to do this until the hits dried up for the label during the British Invasion, and that is when he moved from Philadelphia to New York officially in 1964.
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Bobby Gregg was brought in to play drums on the replacement backing track.
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In January 1965, Bobby Gregg got to work with Dylan as the drummer on the songs on the electric side of the album Bringing It All Back Home.
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On June 15,1965, when Dylan was ready to record "Like a Rolling Stone", several of the musician from the Bringing It All Back Home sessions including Bobby Gregg were called on to back him.
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In November 1965, Bobby Gregg joined the Hawks, who were then backing Dylan on tour, when Hawks' drummer Levon Helm left.
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Bobby Gregg remained with the Hawks for about a month before being replaced by Sandy Konikoff.
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Bobby Gregg was the drummer Wilson employed in the band creating this backing track.
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In 1966, Bobby Gregg was one of the drummers backing Peter, Paul and Mary for their album The Peter, Paul and Mary Album.