1. Eddie Bayers was born on January 28,1949 and is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums.
17 Facts About Eddie Bayers
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Eddie Bayers received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year,' and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019.
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Eddie Bayers was a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs.
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In 2022, Bayers was one of four inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with Ray Charles, The Judds, and Pete Drake.
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The son of a career military man, Eddie Bayers moved around as a child, originally from Maryland then spending time in Nashville, North Africa, Oakland, and Philadelphia.
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Eddie Bayers's drumming was influenced by soul drummers such as Al Jackson, Jr.
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Eddie Bayers became the staff drummer at Audio Media Studios along with guitarist Paul Worley, keyboardist Dennis Burnside, and bassist Jack Jackson.
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Some artists Eddie Bayers has worked with include Tanya Tucker, Mindy Smith, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs and George Strait.
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Eddie Bayers has since worked with the likes of The Beach Boys, Garth Brooks, Glen Campbell, Kenny Chesney, Peter Frampton, Vince Gill, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Lane Brody, Julio Iglesias, Alan Jackson, Elton John, Mark Knopfler, Uncle Kracker, Bob Seger, Sting, Steve Winwood, and Trisha Yearwood.
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Eddie Bayers co- produced Rosanne Cash's album Interiors, A Glen Campbell Christmas, and the soundtrack for A Thing Called Love.
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In 2002, Eddie Bayers formed a band, The Players, with fellow studio musicians Brent Mason, Paul Franklin, John Hobbs, Michael Rhodes.
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Eddie Bayers replaced his former mentor, drummer Larrie Londin, in a reunited Notorious Cherry Bombs for a 2003 ASCAP Country Awards dinner.
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Eddie Bayers served as drummer and was accompanied by keyboardist and music director John Hobbs, pedal steel player Paul Franklin, electric guitarist Steve Gibson, bassist Michael Rhodes, fiddler Deanie Richardson, tuba player Larry Paxton, background vocalists Dawn Sears and Jeff White, and acoustic guitarist Biff Watson.
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Eddie Bayers played the same role for the 2011 Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony with the band now dubbed the Medallion All-Stars.
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Eddie Bayers was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019.
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Eddie Bayers has been nominated for the 'CMA Musician of the Year' ten times but has yet to bring home the prize.
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Eddie Bayers is the part-owner of the Money Pit recording studio.