Peter DePoe
Pete DePoe
| Peter DePoe | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Last Walking Bear |
| Born |
1943 (age 72–73) Neah Bay, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, drummer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Associated acts | Redbone |
Peter DePoe (also known as Last Walking Bear) was born in Neah Bay, Washington, in 1943. His tribal descents are Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Chippewa, Siletz, Rogue River Tututni and Iroquois. DePoe is also of French and German descent. He became in 1969 the drummer for the Native American rock band Redbone. He was credited with developing a style of drumming known as "King Kong". In 1972, following the death of his father, he left the group. The band replaced him with Arturo Perez, then Tony Bellamy's Filipino-Mexican American cousin, Butch Rillera.[1]
References
Discography
- Ron Buford - Deep Soul Pt. 1 & 2 - Camelot Studios - 1962
- Mr. Clean and the Cleansers - 1964
- Jimmy McCracklin - The Stinger Man (LP, Album) Minit LP-24017 1969
- Redbone - Potlatch Epic 1970
- Redbone - Redbone Epic 1970
- Redbone - Message From A Drum Epic 1971
- Power (Prelude To A Means) (as Peter O. DePoe)
- Redbone - Already Here (LP, Album) Epic, Epic, Epic EPC 65072, S EPC 65072, KE 31598 1972
- Trafton - Traffic Jam (CD, Album) Rose Records (2), Rose Records (2) #208, ROSE208 1990
- Take It Easy Various - WTNG 89.9 FM: Solid Bronze (LP, Comp, Ltd) Numero Group, Numbero NBR-002 2012
- Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street - EMI- 1972
- Redbone - Wovoka Epic 1973
- Redbone - Come And Get Your Redbone / The Best Of Redbone Epic 1975
- Jimmy Ford - Harlan County (Sundown/White Whale Records JHS-1002), 1969
- Brenda Patterson - Keep On Keepin On 1970 - Epic Records
Writing & Arrangement:
- Things Go Better... (as P. DePoe)
- 23rd And Mad (as P. DePoe)
- Intro for Chant 13th Hour - Redbone
- Cisco's Ride Home (as P. DePoe)
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