- Bob Siebenberg
Bob Siebenberg, (born Robert Layne Siebenberg, on
31 October ,1949 , in Glendale,California ) also known as Bob C. Benberg, is a member of the "classic lineup" of Britishprogressive rock bandSupertramp , playing drums and percussion and was the lone American in the Supertramp classic lineup.A skilled drummer, Siebenberg displays a great aptitude for the constantly changing patterns and rhythms typical of this genre. Siebenberg's son Jesse has also been in Supertramp since around the time of the release of the live album "
It Was The Best Of Times " (live;1999 ) but also appears on some concerts and albums released more recently.Siebenberg released a solo album in 1984 called "Giants in Our Own Room" (and credited to "Siebenberg"), where he also sings lead on half of the songs and also contributes plays keyboards and drums.
Joining Bob on this record were Scott Gorham of
Thin Lizzy (who is also Siebenberg's brother in law),Steve Ferris ofMister Mister ,Procol Harum drummerB. J. Wilson ,Kerry Hatch ofOingo Boingo , and his former Supertramp bandmateJohn Helliwell . An old friendDerek Beauchemin joined in to co-write and play keyboards.Prior to joining Supertramp, Siebenberg was a member of pub rock band
Bees Make Honey as well as a member ofRHS an improvisational American band featuringPatrick Landreville and Scott Gorham.Siebenberg was also in a band called "Heads Up" who released the 1989 album "The Long Shot". Joining Bob and his writing partner Dennis O'Donnell on this project were
Mark Hart ,Brad Cole ,John Helliwell ,Marty Walsh and again,Scott Gorham on guitar.In 1989, Siebenberg became the first major artist to compose original music for a video game in Sierra On-line's "". "Space Quest III" 's soundtrack has often been noted as one of the best the company ever produced.
He appears to be planning to release another solo album tentatively titled "The Glendale River" which appears to have been in production since 1997. Fact|date=February 2007
External links
* [http://www.siebenberg.com Official Bob Siebenberg Website]
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