Claude Coleman Jr

Claude Coleman Claude Coleman Jr. is best known as the perversely versatile live/studio drummer for cult-rock gods Ween. For more than twelve years he has commanded audiences around the globe with powerfully dynamic performances that have elevated Ween's status as a live band. His drumming talents have also been well employed by many other artists including Eagles of Death Metal, Chocolate Genius and Elysian Fields. Image File history File links Claude Coleman Jr. ... Image File history File links Claude Coleman Jr. ... Ween is an alternative music duo formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman met in a high school typing class. ...

A multi-instrumentalist, Coleman is also the singer/songwriter for his own group Amandla and the owner/operator of recording studio J Town Studio, in his resident town of Jersey City, NJ. He is songwriter, recording engineer, producer, teacher, graphic/web designer, and carpenter. Above all, he rocks, and nothing - not even a 2002 near fatal car accident has kept him from making music and wielding his personal power - his Amandla.. The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Unofficially, Coleman's career began at age 9, banging out KISS tunes in his Newark NJ basement. For a few years, he roamed the neighborhood on Halloween in full Ace Frehley make- up but beyond Kiss, his musical tastes extended to Rush, Styx, Earth Wind & Fire, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Soul Sonic Force and the Soundtrack to Grease. The Kiss by Francesco Hayez, 19th century. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... The cover for Styx first album Styx Styx is an American rock and roll band, popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and touring again in the 2000s. ... Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... Led Zeppelin, circa 1969 (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British classic rock band, who were pivotal in the development of hard rock and heavy metal, and became one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Carlos Santana in concert, Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ...

By the time Coleman reached Maplewood's Columbia High (famous alumni include Lauryn Hill, Max Weinberg and Boris Vallejo) he had taken to channeling verbatim, the drumming style of Stewart Copeland. When he wasn't playing to The Police, he was committed to every orchestra, marching and pit band going as well as extra-curricular jamming with cover-bands. Maplewood is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Lauryn Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Max Weinberg (born April 13, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American drummer and television personality. ... Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) was the drummer for the band The Police, and an influential drum stylist. ...

Never one to limit his talents, he held the New Jersey State record for the 55-yard hurdles. Scholarship offers flowed but music appealed more and Coleman formed his first band Skunk with fellow schoolmates. Following graduation, he headed to Jersey's Kean College, soon switching to Rutgers University's Mason Gross School where he majored in drums. Under the tutelage of Keith Copeland, Coleman studied Jazz drumming for a year before an offer from TwinTone Records signaled the end of his formal education. State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. ... Twin/Tone Records was a record label based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota that operated from 1977 until 1994 and helped several local groups receive national attention. ...