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Paul Whaley
Albany, United States
Paul Whaley is credited on 149 releases across 24 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
149
Pressings credited
24
Albums
7
Decades active
62
In collections
Biography
Paul Gene Whaley (January 14, 1947 – January 28, 2019) was an American drummer best known as the drummer for rock band Blue Cheer. He was the son of country music singer Paul Edward Whaley. He grew up in the towns of Vallejo and Winters, California. He played drums with a Davis, California band called the Oxford Circle. Whaley is credited on the Oxford Circle album Live at the Avalon 1966. When he left the Oxford Circle to join Blue Cheer in 1967, the former band dissolved. He was the longest-standing member in Blue Cheer following Peterson's death at age 63. Whaley died of heart failure on January 28, 2019, two weeks after his 72nd birthday.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
149 releases · 24 albums · active 1968–2024
- Performance · 183
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Amigo Studios · Gate Five · Muir Beach · Pier 57, New York City
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Blue Cheer
- Randy Holden
- Kak
- The Oxford Circle
- United Blues Experience
- Various
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