Artist:Towner Gallaher
Song:Courageous Hearts
Album:Courageous Hearts
Drummer Towner Gallaher is mostly an educator and he plays New York clubs. But occasionally he records an album and he gets big names to appear on his albums. Gallaher was born in Portland, OR in 1955. He was age nine when he first picked up the drums. He attended an alternative high school so he practiced the drums six hours a day. After graduating he went straight to the local club scene. His main mentor was Mel Brown who toured with The Temptations and The Supremes. Gallaher moved to New York in 1986. He gives drum lessons in his home studio and he also teaches in public schools and community centers. Gallaher continues to play clubs. And he has recorded a couple of albums as a leader. Courageous Hearts was released in 2009 on his own label. He wrote most of the songs. Musicians are Craig Handy on tenor sax, Fred Wesley on trombone and Brian Lynch on trumpet. Lynch also wrote the horn arrangements. Other musicians are George Coligan on piano, Charles Fambrough on bass and Ze Mauricio on percussion. The album is available as a budget CD. Gallaher has released three albums and he continues to play New York clubs and teach. Here's Towner Gallaher performing Courageous Hearts in the recording studio Apr. 28, 2008.
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