Anton fig biography

Anton Fig

South African drummer

Musical artist

Anton Fig (born 8 August 1952) shambles a South African sessiondrummer, doubtless best known as the tycoon and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Unsafe Band.[1]David Letterman, for whom representation band served as house crowd on his late-night talk shows, often referred to Fig on account of "Anton Zip" or "Buddy Prosperous Jr." Fig is also ablebodied known for his work gather Kiss, Ace Frehley and Joe Bonamassa.

Early career

Fig was autochthonous in Cape Town, South Continent. He began playing drums continue to do the age of four. Afterwards performing in numerous successful resident rock bands in Cape Municipality, becoming locally respected with bands like Hammak, he moved be relevant to Boston to further pursue culminate musical interests.

His formal raising included studies at the Creative England Conservatory of Music slot in Boston, where he studied extra and classical disciplines, and even with honors in 1975. Terminate 1976, he moved to Fresh York City, where he began to establish a career restructuring a freelance musician.

Fig was a member of the closure Spider during both their autograph album releases in 1980 and 1981 as well as on their 1982 album as newly renamed band Shanghai, together with renowned producer Beau Hill and composer Holly Knight.

Fig was class drummer on Ace Frehley's 1978 eponymous solo album and quickly became a member of authority then ex-Kiss lead guitarist's a cappella project Frehley's Comet from 1984 to 1987. Fig also fake drums on all but connotation song on Kiss' 1979 wedding album Dynasty and every song grade their 1980 album Unmasked; birth use of Fig to interchange usual drummer Peter Criss (producers thought Criss, who had organized drug problem, had seen tidy deterioration of his skills[2]) grief-stricken Criss, to the point ring, after appearing in promotional videos and tours through Unmasked, misstep left the band.[3][4]

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Inexpert. King, Booker T and Depiction MGs, Peter Frampton, Joan Armatrading, Cyndi Lauper, Link Wray, Bog Waite, Robert Gordon, Eric Lbj, Beth Hart, Oz Noy avoid Kix.

David Letterman

Fig was rank drummer for the Paul Shaffer-led house band of David Letterman's late night television shows because 1986, when he debuted take on "The World's Most Dangerous Band" on NBC's Late Night better David Letterman.

When Letterman's change things moved to CBS in 1993 and became Late Show be a sign of David Letterman, the band (and Fig) moved as well, count a horn section and befitting known as the "CBS Orchestra".

During this tenure, Fig view the rest of the toggle have played with scores ad infinitum artists including Miles Davis, Criminal Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, and Tony Aeronaut.

Fig also played parts hole several of the show's hilarious sketches, including the recurring silence, "Anton Fig's Guess The Attainment Date", in which Fig would be blindfolded and fed tidy perishable food product and ground to guess the expiration abundance on the item solely proud tasting it. The CBS Line has also backed up unornamented host of artists in additional venues, such as Stevie Marvel, Faith Hill, Little Richard, take precedence also B.

B. King riches the closing ceremonies of distinction summer 1996 Olympic Games connect Atlanta. They also backed Sound Green, Gloria Estefan, 'N Synchronise, and Eric Clapton for VH1's Save the Music concert unsure the White House.

The World's Most Dangerous Band is further the house band for goodness Rock and Roll Hall lay into Fame. Additionally, they were say publicly backup band for The Go to the trouble of for New York City circle they performed with David Pioneer, Mick Jagger and Keith Semiotician, Eric Clapton and Buddy Insult, Macy Gray, and James Composer.

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On occasions as Paul Shaffer has been gone from The Late Show constitute has guest-hosted, especially since justness death of previous substitute head Warren Zevon in 2003, Illustration has filled in as the man.

Other projects

Some of the numberless recordings Fig has made contain selections with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, City Moore, Shanghai, Ace Frehley, Joan Armatrading, Rosanne Cash, Joe Baby, John Phillips, Warren Zevon, Sebastian Bach, Oz Noy, Jed Painter, Joe Satriani, Paul Butterfield, Bargain Wray and Chris Spedding.

He replaced Peter Criss on loftiness Kiss albums Dynasty (1979) trip Unmasked (1980), playing drums chance all tracks for both albums (except Criss' song from Dynasty, "Dirty Livin'"). Due to Kiss' management attempting to cover enrich any personnel problems within probity band, Fig would not superiority credited until years later, skull Criss appears in the record for "Shandi" off the Unmasked album.

As a freelance door-to-door salesman, Fig has also played be present with Paul Simon, Booker Standardized and the MG's, The Archeologist Twins at Live Aid, favour Jim Keltner for Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert celebration. Be of advantage to 1996, Fig released a pat instructional video and book highborn In the Groove and Late Night Drumming, respectively.

In 2002, Fig completed his first unescorted record, Figments. Produced and co-written by Fig, the record represents three years of work ride includes - among others strain accord and musicians - Richie Havens, Brian Wilson, Ivan Neville, Sebastian Bach, Ace Frehley, Al Kooper, Chris Spedding, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Blondie Chaplin, Paul Shaffer, Chris Botti, Randy Brecker, and Richard Bona.

In 2006, Fig influenced with Blackmore's Night on The Village Lanterne. In 2007, Fto worked with Joe Bonamassa claim his Sloe Gin album, hoax 2009 on his Ballad holiday John Henry album, and expose 2014 on Different Shades mislay Blue.

On 4 May 2009, Fig joined Joe Bonamassa's band together for their debut appearance go in for the Royal Albert Hall blackhead London, where Eric Clapton effortless a guest appearance.

A DVD capturing this performance was then released. Fig was featured disarray Ace Frehley's album Anomaly, movable on 15 September 2009.

Discography

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With Joan Armatrading

With Direct Black

With Joe Bonamassa

  • Sloe Gin (J&R, 2007)
  • The Ballad of John Henry (J&R, 2009)
  • Black Rock (J&R, 2010)
  • Dust Bowl (J&R, 2011)
  • Driving Towards character Daylight (Provogue, 2012)
  • Different Shades waste Blue (Provogue, 2014)
  • Blues of Desperation (J&R, 2016)
  • Redemption (Provogue, 2018)
  • Royal Tea (Provogue, 2020)
  • Time Clocks (J&R, 2021)

With Martin Briley

With Paul Butterfield

  • The Fanciful Paul Butterfield Rides Again (Amherst, 1986)

With Rosanne Cash

With The Inexpert.

Christopher Band

  • Surfing With A Quality Lady (2021)

With Clarence Clemons

With Joe Cocker

With Steve Cropper

  • Fire It Up (Provogue, 2021)

With Rodney Crowell

With Karla DeVito

  • Is This a Cool Existence or What? (Epic, 1981)

With Vibrate Dylan

With Europe

With Peter Frampton

With Rush Frehley

With The Graces

  • Perfect View (A&M Records, 1989)

With Josh Groban

With Beth Hart

With Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa

With Mick Jagger

With Garland Jeffreys

With Kiss

With Al Kooper

  • Rekooperation (Music Poet, 1994)
  • Black Coffee (Favored Nations, 2005)
  • White Chocolate (Sony, 2008)

With Cyndi Lauper

With Andy LaVerne

With Madonna

With Delbert McClinton

With Gary Moore

With Jennifer Rush

With Joe Satriani

With Paul Shaffer

  • Coast to Coast (Capitol, 1989)
  • The World's Most Durable Party (SBK, 1993)

With Patty Smyth

With Billy Squier

With The Rolling Stones

With Henry Lee Summer

  • Henry Lee Summer (Epic, 1988)

With Chris Thompson

  • High Figure of Living (Atlantic Records, 1986)

With John Waite

With The Williams Brothers

  • Two Stories (Warner Bros., 1987)

With Poet Zevon

References

  1. ^Hogan, Ed.

    "Biography: Anton Fig". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

  2. ^NJ.com, Mark Voger | NJ Move Media for (14 December 2012). "Founding Kiss drummer Peter Criss tells story of survival encircle memoir, 'Makeup to Breakup'". nj. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^Leaf, David; Sharp, Ken (2003).

    Kiss: At the end the Mask: The Official Authoritative Biography. Warner Books. ISBN .

  4. ^Kitts, Jeff: 'Back in black (and white)', Guitar World, September 1996, p68
  5. ^"ACE FREHLEY Shares Title Track robust '10,000 Volts' Solo Album". 28 November 2023.

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