Lou Molino III
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Louis Molino III is an American drummer. He is best known for many years working with Trevor Rabin
. He was also a member of Cock Robin
and Yoso
with Bobby Kimball
, Billy Sherwood
, Tony Kaye
and Jimmy Haun
.
His first major band was Cock Robin
, who released their debut album in 1985. He met and began working with Paul De Villiers and, through him, met and began working with Rabin, appearing with him live, on his solo albums Can't Look Away
and Live in LA
, and on his more recent soundtrack work.
Molino has also played with Julian Lennon
(Help Yourself) and Kenny Loggins
.
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...
. He was also a member of Cock Robin
Cock Robin
"Who Killed Cock Robin" is an English nursery rhyme, which has been much used as a murder archetype in world culture. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 494.-Lyrics:...
and Yoso
Yoso
Yoso is a melodic rock/progressive rock supergroup combining former members of Yes and Toto...
with Bobby Kimball
Bobby Kimball
Robert Troy "Bobby" Kimball is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.- Early life:...
, Billy Sherwood
Billy Sherwood
William "Billy" Wyman Sherwood is a musician, record producer, and engineer.-Family:Sherwood comes from a musical family which includes his father Bobby Sherwood, who was an actor, musician, and big band leader, his mother Phyllis, a singer and drummer, and brother Michael, a keyboardist and...
, Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye (musician)
Tony Kaye is a British musician.Kaye was the original keyboard player for the progressive rock group Yes from 1968 to 1971, and rejoined Yes from 1983 to 1995...
and Jimmy Haun
Jimmy Haun
Jimmy Carey Haun is a U.S. left-handed guitarist, known for his work with the bands Yes, Air Supply, and Circa.-Career:Haun's first band was Lodgic with childhood friend Michael Sherwood and, later, Michael's younger brother Billy Sherwood. Haun went on to play on Yes's Union album before work in...
.
His first major band was Cock Robin
Cock Robin (band)
Cock Robin is an American pop rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in continental Europe where they became famous. The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, disbanded in 1990, and reformed in 2006.-History:...
, who released their debut album in 1985. He met and began working with Paul De Villiers and, through him, met and began working with Rabin, appearing with him live, on his solo albums Can't Look Away
Can't Look Away
Can't Look Away is the fourth studio album by former Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin, released in 1989 through Elektra Records; a remastered edition was reissued in 2006 through Voiceprint Records...
and Live in LA
Live in LA (Trevor Rabin album)
Live in LA is a live album by Trevor Rabin recorded at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles during his 1989 Can't Look Away tour. The album was released by Voiceprint Records in 2003.-Track listing:# "Cover Up" # "Sorrow "...
, and on his more recent soundtrack work.
Molino has also played with Julian Lennon
Julian Lennon
John Charles Julian Lennon is an English musician, songwriter, actor, and photographer. He is the son of John Lennon and Lennon's first wife, Cynthia Powell. Beatles manager Brian Epstein was his godfather. He has a younger half-brother, Sean Lennon. Lennon was named after his paternal...
(Help Yourself) and Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
.