Joe Donnelly

Drums / Percussion

Even though Joe is the newest member of Colours, his rock-solid drumming skills have energized everyone in the band and has proven to be one of our most valuable assets.  His resume (listed below) is very impressive and we are thrilled to have his talents and his great personality as a part of Colours.

RECORDS
THE DEL FUEGOS -1989: "Smoking in the Fields" - RCA / BMG
Featuring: Magic Dick and Seth Justman - (J. Geils Band) Rick Danko - (The Band)
SWINGING STEAKS -1993: "Southside of the Sky"
Capricorn  Producer: Gary Katz (Steely Dan)
MARTIN SEXTON -1995: "Black Sheep" - Eastern Front
 

*Plus many other records with local, national, & international recording artists.

TOURS / LIVE WORK

1988-1993: THE DEL FUEGOS
1993-1995: SWINGING STEAKS
1995-2001: BLUE SOUL  Featuring: Deric Dyer - Tenor Saxophonist; formerly with: Tina Turner and Joe Cocker
Present: WALL OF GRASSO (John & Mel Grasso of Colours)

Joe  has appeared playing drums live and/or has recorded with the following acts:

The Whitewalls (Featuring: Joel (Cage) Gramolini - Formerly with:

"Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes" - and also Featuring: Deric Dyer);

Asa Brebner (Formerly with: "Jonathan Richman & the Modem Lovers" and

"Robin Lane & the Chartbusters"); Duke Levine (Presently with:

Mary Chapin Carpenter); Peter Wolf of the "J. Geils Band"; Bo Diddley;

Ben E. King; "Charlie Thomas, Barry Hobbs, & The Drifters"; Martha

Reeves, of "Martha and the VandelSas"; Freddie "Boom-Boom" Cannon;

John Sebastian, of "The Lovin' Spoonful"; Howie Mandel; "Levon Helm &

Rick Danko," of "The Band"; The Pousette-Dart Band; Albert Collins;

"Bobcat" Goldthwaite; James Montgomery; Susan Tedeschi; Toni Lynn

Washington; Sleepy LaBeef; John Lincoln Wright; Cheryl Honemayer;

Mary Gauthier; Jess Klein; Ramona Silver; Jan Spirit; and countless other

local, national, & international touring artists.

Joe is sponsored by and plays Zildjian Cymbals & Drumsticks.