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Michael Gene Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) 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.
Dec 15, 2005 · Mike Botts, 61, best-known as the drummer for the 1970s rock band Bread, died of cancer Dec. 9 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
Michael G. Botts. December 8, 1944 ~ December 9, 2005. Michael Botts passed away from colon cancer on December 9, 2005. He is greatly missed by family, friends, colleagues, and his fans around the world.
Mike Botts became their permanent drummer when he joined in the summer of 1969, and Larry Knechtel replaced Royer in 1971, playing keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, and harmonica.
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Aug 10, 1989 · When their first album bombed, Gates and Griffin added bassist Larry Knechtel and drummer Mike Botts. (Royer dropped out, though he continued to write songs for them.) The group recorded “Make It...
Apr 4, 2024 · Mike Botts was an American drummer, best known for his work with the classic rock band Bread. He was born on December 8, 1944, in California, and grew up in Pasadena. Botts’ first exposure to music was through his parents, who were both professional musicians.
Dec 4, 2015 · Dec 9, 2005 – Mike Botts (Bread) was born Michael Gene Botts on Dec 8, 1944 in Oakland, Ca. while still at college he played with a band called The Travelers Three and worked as a studio musician.
Michael Gene Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) 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.
Mike Botts - Profile. I was born in Oakland, California, then raised for my first six years in the nearby town of Antioch and at age seven the Botts family moved to Sacramento. This is where my fascination with music and drums started to become a "hands on" reality, thanks to a school system that had a music department and for the ecouragement ...
Feb 23, 2019 · Mike Botts (born Michael G. Botts, December 8, 1944, in Oakland, CA; died December 9, 2005, Burbank, CA): drums. The History of Bread. David Gates, the nominal leader of Bread, had already been playing live in various bands for four years by the time he moved to Los Angeles at 21.
