Keith A Knudsen was an American rock drummer, vocalist, and songwriter.
15 Facts About Keith Knudsen
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Keith Knudsen was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers in 2020.
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Keith Knudsen began drumming while attending Princeton High School in Princeton, Illinois, where he graduated in 1966.
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Keith Knudsen played in The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils from late 1972 through mid 1973.
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Keith Knudsen never participated in any formal studio recording with them, but recorded a live Texas Special on KSAN-FM in San Francisco with the Hoodoos and Johnny Winter.
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Keith Knudsen joined the band during the recording of the 1974 Top 10 platinum album, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits.
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Keith Knudsen made his recording debut with the Doobies on that album in 1974, performing backing vocals over instrumental tracks that included Hossack.
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Keith Knudsen did not get behind the drum kit in the recording studio until Stampede in 1975.
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Keith Knudsen was co-drummer with John Hartman, until the Doobies disbanded in 1982.
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Keith Knudsen organized a one-off Doobies reunion in 1987 to raise funds for the National Veterans Foundation.
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Ironically, Keith Knudsen found himself drumming alongside Michael Hossack, whom he had replaced all those years ago.
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Keith Knudsen featured prominently as a songwriter on the album Sibling Rivalry, which was, at the time, only the band's third studio album since reuniting.
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Keith Knudsen featured on the albums Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert, and Live at Wolf Trap.
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Keith Knudsen died of pneumonia at a rehabilitation hospital in Kentfield, California, at the age of 56.
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Keith Knudsen was living in Sonoma County with his wife, Kate, and his daughter Dayna at the time of his death.