Herman Matthews

Herman Matthews (born December 28, 1960) is an American drummer and composer. Matthews works as a session and touring musician, most notably for Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins and toured with Tom Jones for more than 7 years. He began playing drums at the age of seven and has been the backbone of world-class pop, rock, jazz, soul, R&B and funk bands for nearly thirty years.^[1]

Herman L. Matthews
Mathews with Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band (2013)
Background information
Born	(1960-12-28) December 28, 1960 (age 64) Houston, Texas
Genres	Rock, blues, jazz, R&B, funk
Occupation(s)	Musician, Drummer, Percussionist
Instrument(s)	Drums, Percussion
Website	hermanmatthews.com

Career

Matthews has worked with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Herbie Hancock, Carole King, John Mayall, Spencer Davis, Edgar Winter, Luther Vandross, Rebekah, Bob James, Bobby Kimball, KINA, George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Eric Burdon & The Animals, David Foster, Michael McDonald, Michael Bolton, Patti Austin, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Robin Thicke, Angela Winbush, The Isley Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal and Richard Marx.^[2] Matthews's work appears on movie and television soundtracks, he was a house-band member for the hit television show, In Living Color.

Matthews released his first solo CD Home At Last in 2007.^[3][4] The title track was featured in an episode of the Fox Broadcasting Company crime/drama K-VILLE starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser.^[5]

Matthews replaced drummer, Jay Bellerose, for the Hugh Laurie, 2013–2014, World Tour. Matthews's first gig with the Copper Bottom Band was for the PBS, "Live On The Queen Mary", broadcast on August 3, 2013.^[6] Laurie's 2013 album, Didn't It Rain, peaked Billboard Magazine's, Billboard 200 at #21 and was #1 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums.^[7]

Solo albums

Home At Last (2007)

Home At Last

• Released: 2007
• Format: "LP/CD"
• Label: Doc Huck-a-Buck Records
• Producer: Ned Albright & Herman Matthews

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Want to Go Home"	H. Matthews/N. Albright	5:45
2.	"Hold on You"	H. Matthews	4:43
3.	"Cup of Sugar"	H. Matthews/N. Albright	3:05
4.	"We Are Heaven"	H. Matthews/N. Albright	3:48
5.	"I am a Drummer From Texas"	H. Matthews	3:42
6.	"Not Another Lover"	H. Matthews/N. Albright	3:24
7.	"Junk in the Trunk"	H. Matthews	4:03
8.	"I've Got a Home"	H. Matthews/P. Settle	3:56
9.	"Chop That BBQ"	H. Matthews	1:00
10.	"Home at Last"	H. Matthews	3:23
11.	"Function at the Junction"	Eddie Holland & Shorty Long	4:32

Recorded at: Ned's Studio in Los Angeles

Mastering by: Simon Rhodes at Abbey Road Studios

Dedicated to: Clifton "Red" Matthews and Herman Leslie Matthews Jr.

Primary vocalists [8][9] Herman Matthews -Vocals primary Teresa James - Vocal Ad-Libs, Vocal Harmony Kim Yarbrough - Vocal Ad-Libs The Hermanators Ned Albright - Vocals (Background) Gia Ciambotti - Vocals (Background) Ben Jaffe - Vocals (Background) Kim Yarbrough - Vocals (Background)

Composers Ned Albright Eddie Holland Shorty Long Herman Matthews Phil Settle

Production Ned Albright - Producer Bob-A-Lew Songs - Administration (ASCAP) Gardner Knight - Engineer and mixing Orit Harpaz - Photography Herman Matthews - Producer Todd Miller - Engineer ("Cup Of Sugar") Christy Myhre - Design Simon Rhodes - Mastering

Musicians

• Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - trombone
• Ned Albright - foot and hand percussion, organ, piano, wurlitzer
• André Berry - bass, guitar
• Karen Briggs - violin
• Dr. John Ciambotti - bass
• Charley Drayton - bass
• Everette Harp - saxophone
• Jeffrey Hills - tuba
• Larry Kimpel - bass
• Gardner Knight - foot stomping, handclapping
• James Martin - saxophone
• Herman Matthews - drums, hand, foot and mouth percussion, spoken word
• Brian Monroney - banjo
• Ivan Neville - organ
• Dean Parks - clarinet, guitar, guitar (acoustic), pedal-steel
• Doug Pettibone - dobro, guitar, soloist
• Kevin Ricard - percussion, tambourine
• Lee Sklar - bass
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet
• David Woodford - saxophone

Discography

Recording

Herman Matthews recordings ^[2]

Year	Title	Primary Artist	Instrument(s)
1989	The Flipside: Jazz Horn Solos	Tom Bacon	Drums
	The Promise	Kirk Whalum	Drums
1991	Leap of Faith	Kenny Loggins	Drums, percussion, Talking Drum
1992	Second Wind	Dwight Sills	Drums
1993	Outside: From the Redwoods	Kenny Loggins	Choir/Chorus, Drums
	Passion	Alexander Zonjic	Drums
	Put on Your Green Shoes	Various artists (Kenny Loggins)	Drums ("If you Believe")
	Live!	The Isley Brothers	Drums
1994	Angela Winbush	Angela Winbush	Drum Overdubs, Drums, Drums (Snare), Overdubs, Toms, Tom-Tom
1995	Souled Out	Tower of Power	Drums, Group Member, Percussion
	Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King	Various artists (Richard Marx)	Drums ("Beautiful")
	Illusions	George Duke	Drums ("Money")[10]
1996	Premiere Consultation	Doc Gyneco	Hi Hat
	Sax for Lovers [Sony]	Various artists	Drums
1997	Flesh & Bone	Richard Marx	Drums
	Rhythm & Business	Tower of Power	Composer, drums, percussion
1998	Phil Settle & Friends - Santa Monica Pier	Phil Settle	Drums [11]
1999	Everybody on the Bus	Francis "Rocco" Prestia	Composer, drums
	Push the River	Lauren Ellis	Drums
	Soul Vaccination: Live	Tower of Power	Composer
	Urban Dreams	Urban Jazz Network	Drums
	What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology	Tower of Power	Composer, drums
2000	Days in Avalon [Signal 21]	Richard Marx	Drums
	The Color of Silence	Tiffany	Drums
2002	Christi Baeuerle	Christi Baeuerle	Drums, Loops
	Miles to Go	Alex Bach	Beat Box, Drums
	Soul with a Capital "S": The Best of Tower of Power	Tower of Power	Composer, drums, percussion
	The Best of Kirk Whalum	Kirk Whalum	Drums
	The Essential Kenny Loggins	Kenny Loggins	Drums, Main Personnel, Vocals, Voices
2003	12 Arrows	Judith Owen	Drums
	A Beautiful World	Robin Thicke	Drums
	It's About Time	Kenny Loggins	Drums, Vocal Percussion
	Presents 21 Days	Wayman Tisdale	Drums
	The Oakland Zone	Tower of Power	Composer
	The Whole Enchilada	Teresa James	Drums
2005	John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert	Tom Jones	Drums
2007	Home At Last	Herman Matthews	Primary Artist, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Spoken Word, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
	Just Me	Tiffany	Drums
	Outta Nowhere	Tim Myers	Drums
	Right as Rain	Gia Ciambotti	Drums, Main Personnel
	Sleep City	Vicki Randle	Drums
	The Bottom Line	Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps	Drums, Member of Attributed Artist
	Ultimate Kirk Whalum	Kirk Whalum	Drums
2009	Even Things Up	Pete Anderson	Drums
2010	40th Anniversary	Tower of Power	Drums
	Joey Sykes	Joey Sykes	Drums
2011	Mercy Bound	Edwin McCain	Drums
	Stories To Tell	Richard Marx	Drums
2012	Bang Bang Boom Boom	Beth Hart	Drums
	Elvis Found Alive	Jon Burrows	Drums
	Live from Dixie's Bar & Bus Stop	Jerry Jeff Walker	Camera Operator, Producer
	Come on Home	Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps	Composer, drums
	Push Play	Sara Niemietz	Drums
	East Bay Soul, Vol. 2	Greg Adams	Composer

Tour

Herman Matthews tours

Year	Artist	Tour
1988-89	Kirk Whalum	"And You Know That” & "The Promise" Tours
1989-91	Bob James	"Ivory Coast" & "Grand piano Canyon" World Tours
1990	Stevie Wonder	"Nelson Mandela" Tour
1990-92	Isley Bros. & Angela Winbush	"World Tour"
1991-92	Kenny Loggins	"Leap Of Faith" Tour
1992-93	Expose	"Would Tour"
1993	Kirk Whalum	"Cache" (Opening for Whitney Houston)
1993	The Winans (Angie & Debbie)	"Whitney Houston Tour"
1993	Kenny Loggins	"Spot Dates"
1994	Richard Marx	"Paid Vacation" World Tour
1995	Tower Of Power	1996 "Souled Out" World Tour
1996	Adriana Evans	"Promo Tour"
1997	Tower Of Power	"Rhythm & Business" World Tour
1998	Rebekah	"Lilith Fair" (Drummer & Musical Director)
1998		"Remember To Breathe" World Tour
1998		Opener for Third Eye Blind & Match Box 20
1999	Kenny Loggins	"Tour & Spot Dates”
1999	Meredith Brooks	"Promo Tour”
1999	Judith Owen	"Promo Tour”
1999	Fisher	"Promo Tour”
1999	Richard Marx	"China”
2000	Kina	opening act for "Savage Garden”
2000		(DreamWorks)
2000	Kenny Loggins	"Spot Dates”
2001		"Tour & Spot Dates"
2002	Tom Jones	"Atlantic City"
2003		"European World Tour"
2004		"John Farnham / Tom Jones Tour"
2005		"Tom Jones / Tower Of Power Summer Tour"
2006		"Tom Jones European World Tour"
2006		"Tom Jones / Tower Of power Summer Tour"
2007		"Tom Jones"
2008		"Tom Jones"
2009		"Tom JonesGlastonbury 2009"
2009	Timothy B. Schmit	"Expnado Tour"
2010	American Idol	"American Stars Motown tour 2010"
2010-11	Greg Adams	"East Bay Soul"
2011	David Jenkins	"Kuwait - Iraq"
2011	Bobby Kimball	"Kuwait - Iraq"
2011	Bill Champlin	"Japan"
2013-14	Hugh Laurie	"Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band"