Everett Bradley | |
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| Born | (1963-03-16)March 16, 1963 (age 62) |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Member of | Bon Jovi |
| Formerly of | The Original |
| Website | everettbradley |
Everett Bradley (born March 16, 1963) is an American singer and percussionist who is a member of the rock bandBon Jovi.[1]
Born in South Carolina, He then moved to Muncie, Indiana where his was the drum major at Northside High school as well as the lead in several musicals. Bradley attendedIndiana University on a vocal scholarship.[2] He first came to the East Coast to play withJohn Eddie.[3] He has toured as a background vocalist and percussionist withBruce Springsteen and theE Street Band,[4]Bon Jovi,[3] andHall & Oates.[2] His theatre credits include being part of the creative team ofSwing! (Theatre World Award 2000),[4] being the first American to perform with and directStomp,[5] for which he was nominated for a Grammy,[4] and performing in the Cotton Club musical revueAfter Midnight.[3] He has served as musical director forCarly Simon and NBC'sThe Meredith Vieira Show, for which he also wrote the show's theme song and other music included in the program.[2] He has recorded with GRP Records' Dee Carstensen,Joey Ramone, Polygram act Jane Williams, Verve's Chris Botti andCyndi Lauper.[6]
Bradley performed vocals on the 1995 hit single fromthe Original, "I Luv U Baby".[7]
Starting in 2002, he began putting on his own funk-influenced holiday production, Holidelic,[5] which has seen guests such asFred Schneider,Vernon Reid,John Forté,Elmo Shropshire andCeleste Holm.[3]
He has also worked and performed as a percussionist and backing vocalist with Americanrock bandBon Jovi in 2003 duringThis Left Feels Right Live session, and he became the touring percussionist for Bon Jovi in 2016 to support the band'sThis House Is Not for Sale Tour.[3]
In video games, he provided the voice of Paul Chuck inUm Jammer Lammy,[8] as well as his vocals to the songs "Throw It All Away", "Rhythm and Balance", "The Supernatural", "For True Story" and "Supporting Me" for the characterShadow the Hedgehog inSonic Adventure 2.[9]
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