Abe Laboriel Jr. is the name of an American drummer, best known for working with artists like Paul McCartney, Jewel, Duran Duran, Liz Phair, Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Shakira, K.D. Lang and others. Laboriel, is the son of bassist Abraham Laboriel. A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974 in Payson, Utah) is a singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and author, better known by her first name, Jewel. ... Duran Duran are a New Wave music band, often classified into the aggregate 80s rock genre and notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ... Liz Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. ... Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an eight-time Grammy winning American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist and songwriter. ... Fiona Apple (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), better known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... k. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Abraham Laboriel, Sr. ...

In addition to the artists listed above, Laboriel has also recorded and performed with artists like Crystal Lewis, Natalie Cole, B.B. King, Les Paul, Ashlee Simpson, LeAnn Rimes, and others. Lewis and Laboriel were also both a part of the Nickelodeon Television Series, Roundhouse in the 1990s. Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole, known professionally as Natalie Cole (born February 6, 1950) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. ... Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ... Les Paul (born June 9, 1915) is best known as a guitarist, and as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric instruments and recording techniques. ... Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer–songwriter and an occasional actress. ... LeAnn Rimes performing Margaret LeAnn Rimes (born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a popular American country music singer. ... Roundhouse logo. ...

Laboriel was mentored by many well known percussionists and drummers including Alex Acuña, who had formed the band Koinonia with his father in the 1980s. Alex Acuña is a Peruvian drummer and percussionist. ...

On the side, Laboriel is part of a power trio by the name of The Raging Honkies. The power trio is a rock and roll format popularized in the 1960s. ...