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Kix (stylized as KIX) was an American glam metal and hard rock band formed in 1976, that achieved popularity during the 1980s. The band's classic lineup consisted of guitarists Ronnie "10/10" Younkins and Brian "Damage" Forsythe, bassist Donnie Purnell and frontman Steve Whiteman and drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant.
Whiteman was recruited to join Kix in 1978 while they were known as "The Shooze". Whiteman and then-drummer Donnie Spence would alternate between who would drum and who would sing until it was decided that since Whiteman could hit the harder notes that he should stay as lead singer, Spence would soon leave in 1979 and be replaced by current-drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant.
Around 2000, as seen in "The Everlasting Gaze" video from "Machines of God" album, he switched from Sabian to Zildjian cymbals. His setup included four crash cymbals (a 15" thin and three Zildjian A customs – 15", 18", and 19"), an 8" splash cymbal , 15" New Beat hi-hats , a 20" China High, a 22" K Constantinople medium ride , and a 22 ...
The Oct. 24 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” featured the host and his wife, Molly McNearney, picking up pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo while taking their kids, Billy, 6, and Jane, 9, to school.
First released as "(She Talks) Body Talk" on the 1981 Body Talk Muzik album by Nick Gilder (earlier of "Hot Child in the City" fame), and co-written by Gilder and his longtime musical associate, Jamie Herndon, this song was believed to have been included on Cool Kids to appease the group's label. The band was also urged to shoot a video for the ...
Drummer J.M. "Jimmy" Van Eaton, one of the last surviving figures from the golden age of Memphis’ Sun Records, has died. ... Van Eaton married wife Deborah in 1982, and the following year began ...
Jimmy Fallon was surprised with something rather special for his 50th birthday.. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas he marked turning the big 5-0 on Thursday, Sept. 19, the host ...
Check Out This Ride! marked the most drastic shift yet in The Aquabats' sound, taking the band even further into keyboard-driven rock and new wave-influenced songwriting. [24] This would also mark Deibert's final recording with the band, as he would officially retire from the group later in the year, reducing The Aquabats to a quintet.