Patrick Gammon

Patrick Gammon (January 15, 1956 – October 28, 1996) was a singer-songwriter and musician based in Munich. Gammon played piano with Ike & Tina Turner for two years. He later recorded as a solo artist and worked as a session musician in Germany. In the 1970s, Gammon co-founded the company Gammarock Musik.

Life and career

Gammon was born in Seattle, Washington on January 15, 1956. He began his music career with a local group named Family Affair in 1973 before auditioning to play with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. As a member of the Kings of Rhythm he played with Ike & Tina Turner for two years. In 1979, United Artist took over the administration of Gammarock Musik, including all compositions by Gammon. Gammon signed a deal with Metronome, which helped him raise money for him and Augustin to record a demo for Motown. On the Motown label he released the album Don't Touch Me in 1979.

In 1983, Gammon's song "Do My Ditty" reached No. 96 on the UK Singles Chart. That year, Gammon formed the rap dup Patto with composer Thomas Fuchsberger.

Discography

Albums

1978: Rawness (Gammarock) 1979: Don't Touch Me (Motown) 1981: Live At The Bavaria (Gammarock) 1983: Spin The Jam / Live (Blow Up) 1984: Cold Fever (Teldec) 1984: Patto (Teldec) 1985: Live Music (Teldec) 1986: Emerge (Teldec)

Backing vocal credits

1978: Ronnie Jones – Me And Myself 1978: Hot Line – Adrenalin 1979: Gepy & Gepy – Body To Body 1979: Mick Jackson – Weekend 1979: La Bionda – High Energy 1979: Mick Jackson – Step Inside My Rainbow 1979: Ronnie Jones – Fox On The Run 1979: D.D. Sound – The Hootchie Cootchie 1980: Ramona Wulf – Shake What Yo' Mama Give Ya 1980: Dada – Dada 1980: Paul Millns – Heartbreakin' Highway 1982: Chime – Disco 1983: Frank Duval – If I Could Fly Away 1993: Buddy Miles and the Mighty Rhythm Tribe – The Mighty Rhythm Tribe 1996: Ike Turner – My Bluescountry