Burleigh Drummond

Burleigh Drummond (born September 25, 1951) is an American drummer, percussionist, producer, songwriter, and singer. He is a founding member and the only drummer/percussionist for the five-time Grammy Award nominated band Ambrosia. He performs onstage in the band with his wife and fellow band member Mary Harris, and the couple are also both active members of Bill Champlin’s Wunderground and their own band Tin Drum.

Early life A self-described Army brat, Drummond's parents were in the U.S. Army, with his father a full colonel who once wrote a speech for John F. Kennedy and his mother an army nurse. The family moved often and ended up being stationed in Ankara, Turkey. From an early age Drummond realized he would be involved in the percussive arts after seeing Turkish people making cymbals. He started taking drum lessons in the fifth grade.

His influences for his drum playing range from "classical to jazz to African and Indian".

The band had two singles hit the Top three in the US charts: "How Much I Feel" and "Biggest Part of Me", split up in 1982 and reformed in 1989, and still tour the country. Drummond recorded on every Ambrosia record from 1970 to the present, and toured internationally with the band throughout its history, performing around 60 gigs per year.

Drummond and his wife, Mary Harris, formed the band Tin Drum in the 1990s, and have released three albums. Harris and Drummond have performed together onstage with Ambrosia since Harris became a member in 2012,

Personal life Drummond has been married to musician Mary Harris since 1983. Drummond performs Yoga every morning.