14 Facts About Jimmy DeGrasso

Jimmy DeGrasso was born on March 16,1963 and is an American heavy metal drummer.

Jimmy DeGrasso was the drummer of Black Star Riders from December 2012 until March 2017.

Jimmy DeGrasso was born March 16,1963, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

Jimmy DeGrasso graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem in 1981, where he was a member of Liberty High School's Grenadier Band.

Jimmy DeGrasso was asked to play with Megadeth five days before the next show.

Jimmy DeGrasso walked around with a walkman all day to memorize the songs.

Jimmy DeGrasso has performed at the Modern Drummer Festival in 2002, Ultimate Drummers Weekend in Australia, Drummer Live in the United Kingdom, and toured with Stone Sour, and with guitar legend Ronnie Montrose.

Jimmy DeGrasso played with The David Lee Roth Band in 2006 and joined Ministry on their 2008 tour.

In late 2008, Jimmy DeGrasso came back to Alice Cooper's band to fill in for Eric Singer while Singer played a few KISS shows in the US Jimmy DeGrasso has been the full-time drummer for heavy metal band F5 and Hail.

In summer 2012, Jimmy DeGrasso toured with Dokken, filling in for Mick Brown, who left Dokken to tour with Ted Nugent.

In December 2012, Jimmy DeGrasso joined Thin Lizzy's spin-off band, Black Star Riders, and appeared on Black Star Riders' first album All Hell Breaks Loose, which was released in May 2013.

In early 2014, Jimmy DeGrasso filled in for Bobby Blotzer in Ratt and played with them on the Monsters of Rock cruise.

Jimmy DeGrasso is the first drummer to have filled in for Blotzer, since he joined the band in 1982.

Jimmy DeGrasso filled in for Blotzer again on the Monsters of Rock Cruise in October 2016 before becoming the band's official touring drummer in 2017.