# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bun-e-carlos
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:35:40.410Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bun-e-carlos"
name: "Bun E. Carlos"
slug: "bun-e-carlos"
description: "Brad Carlson, better known by the stage name Bun E. Carlos, is the original drummer for American rock band Cheap Trick. He recorded and performed with the band from 1973 to 2010. Carlos was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 as a member of Cheap Trick."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cheap-trick.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1950-06-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.83
  momentum:             14.51638904355202
  historical:           6.605941333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/589539"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "بون اى كارلوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bun_E._Carlos"
    title: "Bun E. Carlos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bun_E._Carlos"
    title: "Bun E. Carlos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bun_E._Carlos"
    title: "Bun E. Carlos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bun_E._Carlos"
    title: "Bun E. Carlos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2d9823c9-d4ae-4158-974d-cbbf13fcb968"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510890"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump