Cheney Brannon
American musician (born 1973)
Cheney Brannon | |
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| Born | (1973-04-29) April 29, 1973 (age 51) |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, vocals |
| Website | facebook.com/CheneyBrannon |
Musical artist
Cheney Brannon (born April 29, 1973) is an American musician. He is a former drummer for the rock band Collective Soul, and is the current drummer for acts such as Cheap Thrill, Riley Biederer, John Corabi and Joel Kosche.
Life and career
Early life and career beginnings
Brannon is a self-taught drum player, beginning at age 9. At age 11 he joined his first band, Chapter One. At age 18, Brannon moved to Atlanta to engage with the music scene.
Collective Soul
Brannon is credited in the liner notes of the Collective Soul album Afterwords (2007) as having played the tambourine on the track "What I Can Give You."[1]
In October 2008, Brannon became an official member of the band, replacing then-drummer Ryan Hoyle.
During Brannon's tenure as drummer, Collective Soul performed the 2009 NFC Championship Game halftime show; recorded and released the album Collective Soul (2009), also known as Rabbit to differentiate it from the band's 1995 album of the same name; performed the song "You" on the March 16, 2010, episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; re-recorded and released the single "Tremble for My Beloved" in 2010; and toured nationally and internationally from 2008 to 2011. In September 2009, Collective Soul were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
In January 2012, Brannon left the band to pursue other music opportunities.
Discography
Studio albums
With Collective Soul
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
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| US | US Ind. | AUS | CAN | NZ | |||||||
| 2009 | Collective Soul
| 24 [6] | — | — | 9 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Singles
With Collective Soul
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US | US Main. | US Alt. | US Adult | AUS | AUT | CAN | CAN Alt. [11] | NZ | UK | |||||
| 2009 | "Staring Down" | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collective Soul | ||
| "Welcome All Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "You" | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tremble for My Beloved (Reissue)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "What I Can Give You" | 2007 | Collective Soul | Afterwords |
See also
Portals:
Rock music
Biography
Georgia (U.S. state)
United States
References
- ^ Afterwords (CD liner notes). Collective Soul. El Music Group. 2007. p. 11. EMG 60011-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c "Collective Soul – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Australian Charts – Collective Soul". australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Collective Soul Top Albums/CDs positions". RPM. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Charts – Collective Soul". australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c "Collective Soul – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Collective Soul Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Austrian singles chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Collective Soul Top Singles positions". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Collective Soul Rock/Alternative positions". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
External links
- Cheney Brannon on Facebook
- Cheney Brannon on Twitter
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