Zack Alford Explained

Zack Alford
Birth Name:Zachary Alford
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York, NY, U.S.[1]
Occupation:Drummer
Current Member Of:The Psychedelic Furs

Zachary "Zack" Alford is a professional drummer, known for his work with the B-52's, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Tomoyasu Hotei.[2] [3] Alford was brought in by Danny Kortchmar to drum on Billy Joel's River of Dreams album.

He played drums on Springsteen's In Concert/MTV Plugged album in 1992.

Alford contributed drum loops, acoustic drums, and electronic percussion on Bowie's 1997 albums Earthling[4] and Earthling in the City and LiveAndWell.com (released online November 1999); as well as drums and percussion on Bowie's 2013 albums The Next Day and The Next Day Extra.[5] Alford also performed live drums at 1,2,3 Soleils in France with Arabic artists in 1998.

Alford performed live drums and percussion on three Bowie tours: Outside Tour (September 1995 – February 1996), Outside Summer Festivals Tour (June 1996 – July 1996), and Earthling Tour (June 1997 – November 1997).[6]

In 2021, when their touring resumed, Alford joined the Psychedelic Furs.

Main album performances

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zackalford.com/bio/bio.html Zack Alford – (Bio)
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/258947-Zachary-Alford Discogs – Zachary Alford – (profile & discography)
  3. David Bowie 'Likes the Struggle' of Winning Fans, Says Drummer. Greene. Andy. February 1, 2013. Rolling Stone. en-US. April 27, 2019.
  4. https://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-Earthling/release/1049344 Discogs – Earthing – 2004 reMastered CD; Columbia, ISO Records (CK 92098) US
  5. https://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-The-Next-Day-Extra/release/5071079 Discogs – The Next Day Extra – 2013-November-05th Limited edition CD&DVD; Columbia, ISO Records (88883787812) Europe
  6. http://www.zackalford.com/tours/tours.html Zack Alford – (Tours)