Bill Kreutzmann

American drummer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1946 · age 80

William Kreutzmann Jr. is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead.

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Bill Kreutzmann, playing a talking drum. Grateful Dead band members Brent Mydland, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia (from left to right) are in the background. Denver, Colorado.

Kreutzmann with a talking drum, 1982 Photo: David Gans

Kreutzmann in 2008

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He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to perform with former members of the Grateful Dead in various lineups, and with his own bands BK3, 7 Walkers and Billy & the Kids.

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United States