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American drummer
Bob Siebenberg
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Birth name
| Robert Layne Siebenberg
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Also known as
| Bob C. Benberg
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Born
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1949-10-31
)
October 31, 1949
(age 74)
Glendale, California
, U.S.
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Genres
| Rock,
progressive
, pop
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Occupation(s)
| Drummer, musician
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Instruments
| Drums, percussion
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Musical artist
Robert Layne Siebenberg
(born October 31, 1949) also known as
Bob C. Benberg
, is an American musician, best known as a member of British
progressive rock
band
Supertramp
, playing drums and percussion.
[1]
He was the sole American in Supertramp's lineup, joining the band in 1973. His son, Jesse, joined Supertramp at the time of the release of the live album
It Was the Best of Times
(live; 1999).
In 1985, Siebenberg released a solo album called
Giants in Our Own Room
(and credited to "Siebenberg"), where he sings lead on half of the songs and also plays keyboards and drums. Joining Siebenberg on this record were
Scott Gorham
of
Thin Lizzy
fame (Gorham was Siebenberg's brother-in-law from 1969 to 2000
[2]
), Steve Farris of
Mr. Mister
,
Procol Harum
drummer
B. J. Wilson
(who played on the final track), bassist Kerry Hatch of
Oingo Boingo
, and Supertramp bandmate
John Helliwell
. An old friend, Derek Beauchemin, joined in to co-write and play keyboards.
Prior to joining Supertramp, Siebenberg was a member of
pub rock
band
Bees Make Honey
as well as RHS, an American band. He was in a band called "Heads Up" which released the 1989 album
The Long Shot
. Joining Siebenberg were his writing partner Dennis O'Donnell,
Mark Hart
, Brad Cole, John Helliwell, Marty Walsh and again, Scott Gorham on guitar.
[
citation needed
]
In 1989, Siebenberg composed the original music for
Sierra On-line's
video game
Space Quest III
.
[3]
He endorses
Drum Workshop
drums, pedals and hardware,
Paiste
cymbals,
Remo
heads and
Regaltip
drumsticks.
[
citation needed
]
In the 1970s, he used
Ludwig drums
.
Discography
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- Bees Make Honey
- 1973 :
Music Every Night
- 2003 :
Back On Track
- Compilation Double album
- Supertramp
- Heads Up
- Solo
- 1985 :
Giants In Our Own Room
- 2013 :
Glendale River
- Collaborations
- 1972 :
Private Parts
by Peter Straker
- 1981 :
Solo In Soho
by Philip Lynott
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