Scott Francis Crago (born July 26, 1963)[citation needed] is an American sessiondrummer, songwriter, and producer. He has worked with the Eagles as their backup and touring drummer since 1994.
Crago has a twin brother, engineer Jeff Crago.[1] Crago attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for two and a half years. He left for Los Angeles after his dorm room burnt down due to a disgruntled student setting fire to various places around the college.[2]
In 1994, the Eagles began a reunion with the "Long Run" lineup. They began auditioning for touring band members and Eagles drummer Don Henley oversaw backup drummer auditions wherein there were ten men on a list. In an interview with Vic Firth, Crago said he was the tenth man, but the first one Henley auditioned.[4]
As the band rehearsed, during "New York Minute", after six bars into the song, Henley stopped the players with a wave of his hand, turned around to Crago and advised him to take a break and listen to the song again. An interview for Modern Drummer stated that Crago recalled of "turning white, almost contracted immediate stomachache with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea". When the rehearsal ended, he thought that "even if they've got me here for a reason, I must have blown that song". Taking Henley's advice, he listened to the song six hundred times that night to ensure that the mistake never happens again.[5]
EquipmentEdit
Crago and Jeff Obermeyer invented a drum muffling device.[6] Drum Workshop manufactures the device, the DW Pro-Cushion, for drummers to place inside their bass drums for a dampened sound.
Other dutiesEdit
Aside from drumming, Crago is also a songwriter and producer. He has written many songs, one of which was Don Henley's single "Everything Is Different Now".[6] The song is found on Henley's 2000 album Inside Job. Crago also co-wrote "That Made Me Stronger" off Stevie Nicks' 2001 album Trouble in Shangri-La.[6]
He was, with Steuart Smith, in Henley's touring band in Henley's 2016 world tour.[4]
^Yoon, Connie. "WW '13: Crago speaks about being an Eagles drummer". Wayland Student Press. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^"Performing with Venice". Rich Mangicaro. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^ abArtist Spotlight: Scott Crago, retrieved 2022-12-12
^"Eagles Additional Musicians and Touring Band - Scott Crago". www.eaglesonlinecentral.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^ abc"Scott F Crago Drummer for The Eagles". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
August 29, 2023
scott, crago, scott, francis, crago, born, july, 1963, citation, needed, american, session, drummer, songwriter, producer, worked, with, eagles, their, backup, touring, drummer, since, 1994, scott, cragobirth, namescott, francis, cragoborn, 1963, july, 1963, w. Scott Francis Crago born July 26 1963 citation needed is an American session drummer songwriter and producer He has worked with the Eagles as their backup and touring drummer since 1994 Scott CragoBirth nameScott Francis CragoBorn 1963 07 26 July 26 1963 age 60 Washington D C U S GenresBlues rock country musicOccupation s Session drummer songwriter producerInstrument s Drums percussion Other artists he has played with include Venice Sheryl Crow Bonnie Raitt Bryan Adams Stevie Nicks Jackson Browne Paul Simon Bee Gees Stevie Wonder Bob Seger and Chris Isaak Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Eagles 3 Equipment 4 Other duties 5 ReferencesEarly life EditCrago has a twin brother engineer Jeff Crago 1 Crago attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for two and a half years He left for Los Angeles after his dorm room burnt down due to a disgruntled student setting fire to various places around the college 2 Career EditCrago became the drummer for Venice in the 1980s 3 In 1991 1992 he played drums on two of Bee Gees singles The Only Love and When He s Gone from the album High Civilization He also played for the Bee Gees on the Size Isn t Everything album the song Paying the Price of Love features his drumming as well as four other tracks Eagles Edit In 1994 the Eagles began a reunion with the Long Run lineup They began auditioning for touring band members and Eagles drummer Don Henley oversaw backup drummer auditions wherein there were ten men on a list In an interview with Vic Firth Crago said he was the tenth man but the first one Henley auditioned 4 As the band rehearsed during New York Minute after six bars into the song Henley stopped the players with a wave of his hand turned around to Crago and advised him to take a break and listen to the song again An interview for Modern Drummer stated that Crago recalled of turning white almost contracted immediate stomachache with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea When the rehearsal ended he thought that even if they ve got me here for a reason I must have blown that song Taking Henley s advice he listened to the song six hundred times that night to ensure that the mistake never happens again 5 Equipment EditCrago and Jeff Obermeyer invented a drum muffling device 6 Drum Workshop manufactures the device the DW Pro Cushion for drummers to place inside their bass drums for a dampened sound Other duties EditAside from drumming Crago is also a songwriter and producer He has written many songs one of which was Don Henley s single Everything Is Different Now 6 The song is found on Henley s 2000 album Inside Job Crago also co wrote That Made Me Stronger off Stevie Nicks 2001 album Trouble in Shangri La 6 He was with Steuart Smith in Henley s touring band in Henley s 2016 world tour 4 References Edit Scott Crago Soundtrack RingosTrack Retrieved 2022 12 12 Yoon Connie WW 13 Crago speaks about being an Eagles drummer Wayland Student Press Retrieved 2022 12 12 Performing with Venice Rich Mangicaro Retrieved 2022 12 12 a b Artist Spotlight Scott Crago retrieved 2022 12 12 Eagles Additional Musicians and Touring Band Scott Crago www eaglesonlinecentral com Retrieved 2022 12 12 a b c Scott F Crago Drummer for The Eagles www angelfire com Retrieved 2022 12 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott F Crago amp oldid 1164799139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
