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Charley Drayton

Charley Drayton (b.May 9, 1965, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA) is a US drummer, bassist and producer, generally regarded as a multi-instrumentalist. Grandson of traditional jazz bassist [a=Charlie Drayton] and son of successful jingle and record producer [a=Bernard Drayton]. Drayton's many credits include working with [a=Herbie Hancock], [a=Taj Mahal], [a=B-52's], [a=The Brecker Brothers], [a=Waylon Jennings], [a=Michelle Branch], [a=Doyle Bramhall II], [a=Ivan Neville], [a=Johnny Cash], [a=Andrés Calamaro], [a=Chaka Khan], [a=Mariah Carey], [a=Seal], [a=Iggy Pop], [a=Neil Young], [a=Janet Jackson], [a=Courtney Love], [a=The Cult], [a=Robben Ford], [a=Barbara Lynn]. He has been drummer for the Australian band, the [a=Divinyls], during two periods - 1990-97 & 2007-2009. Whilst playing drums in the band for two of their albums, ([m147451] (1991) and [r1563785] (1996), where Drayton produced Underworld). He was married to [a=Christina Amphlett], the lead singer of the [a=Divinyls] from 1999 until her death on April 21, 2013.