# Mike Botts

> Michael Gene Botts was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s soft rock band Bread, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Cetera, Anne Murray, Warren Zevon and Dan Fogelberg, among many others. He also contributed to several soundtracks for films, and to albums released under the name of The Simpsons. Although known primarily as a drummer, Botts also contributed backing vocals to some Bread songs.

*American drummer (1944–2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1944-12-08
- **Died:** 2005-12-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 18.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.mikebotts.com/

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