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Creation Date
1977
Description
Chris Brooks, Vice-President of percussion publishing company Row-Loff Productions, passed away unexpectedly in an accident at his beloved cabin in the Tennessee mountains on October 11, 2023 at the age of 66.
A 1974 graduate of McGavock High School in Nashville, Brooks began playing drums professionally at age 16. “I have never played one chart on a country record,” he told Modern Drummer magazine in a January 2006 interview. “And I have made a great living as a musician in Nashville.”
Chris was a member of Gemini 75 but due to a government shutdown the January USO tour was postponed until summer. Chris was booked for the summer season at the Opryland theme park and could not make the trip. [David Dorris]
Part of UA1C11/84 David Livingston Photo Collection donated by Pam Thurman.
Keywords
Western Kentucky University, Gemini 77, Jazz Bands, Women