Liberatori "Liberty" DeVitto (born August 8, 1950) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his work as a drummer for New York singer-songwriter Billy Joel's recording and touring band and most recently as drummer for The Slim Kings, but he has also played with the NYC Hit Squad and has been a session drummer on recordings of other artists. He is credited as drummer on over 150 million records sold.

 

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In addition to his work with Joel, DeVitto has also been an active session musician working with other big acts such as Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wakeman, Bob James and Meat Loaf.

After working with Joel for 30 years, DeVitto was discharged from drumming duties for the 2006 Billy Joel tour for an unknown reason. Up to that point, he had the longest running tenure in Joel's band, starting with the recording of 1976's Turnstiles.

 

 

A few things that came up:

 

Liberty's new book:

https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Pursuit-Happiness-DeVitto-foreword/dp/1540097641 

 

Groinal hernias - Rich and Lib's thing in common

 

Rich's mesh

 

When does not being good begin to happen?

 

Not playing on top of the singer

 

Drums are your mistress, COVID kept you from your mistress

 

Jim playing "Angry Young Man" with his brother Dan at a church service:

https://youtu.be/s6htAxoSDVc

 

Reconciling with Billy

 

The story of the split

 

The Lords of 52nd Street was blessed by Billy to be labeled as his old band.

 

Playing with tracks in a live situation

 

Touring differences between the early days and now

 

Never had a drink before shows....afterwards....different story

 

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The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!

 

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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.

 

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