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| Drum legend Chuck Ruff dies aged 60; Drum legend Chuck Ruff dies aged 60 | |
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| zeitgeist | Oct 18 2011, 08:49 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Chuck Ruff, who began to drum for Sammy Hagar in 1977 and performed on Hagar albums such as ‘Street Machine’ and ‘Danger Zone,’ both of which were released in 1979, has died at the age of 60. Ruff passed away on Friday, Oct. 14 in San Francisco after battling a long illness. Hagar issued a statement about the matter and offered sentiments of fondness for the drummer, saying: “I lost one of my old bandmates, Chuck Ruff, [on Friday]. Chuck was my drummer on ‘Danger Zone’ and ‘Street Machine’ and many many live tours together. I have only memories of great times and great music with Chuck. My condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.” Ruff also played a famed drum duet with Edgar Winter of The Edgar Winter Group on the instrumental hit ‘Frankenstein’ from 1973. Ruff was born in Reno, Nevada on May 25, 1951 and played in the rock group Sawbuck with Ronnie Montrose and Bill Church from 1968–1970. Ruff and Montrose later joined Edgar Winter with Dan Hartman to form The Edgar Winter Group in 1972. It was with this band that he had his biggest successes: first with the album They Only Come Out at Night (1973), featuring "Frankenstein" which reached No. 1 in the U.S. in May 1973, and the top 15 single "Free Ride", which reached No. 14 that same year. The album Shock Treatment, which featured the song "Easy Street", was also successful. In 1977, Ruff joined Sammy Hagar and performed on the albums Street Machine (1979) and Danger Zone (1979), including the song "Bad Reputation" which is in the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In his later years, Ruff continued performing music in Reno, Nevada with the Chuck Ruff Group, The Max Volume Band (played drums on the 2007 album, "Illuminaughty") and his last project, Geezersläw. He died in San Francisco, California on October 14, 2011 after a long illness. Read a 90's interview with him here. |
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