Biography
John Drew, also credited as Johnny Drew, is a swing bassist and composer who is responsible for a jazz tune entitled Hippeedeebip. The latter title looks like something that might be scrawled by a toddler, encouraging jokes about the bassist's name, which sounds like a short synopsis of that child's first daycare experience. Drew immigrated to the United States from England in 1954 and became extremely busy, at least for a few years.

Between then and 1961 he played on a couple of dozen albums, but subsequently not much has been heard from this bassist. Drew's musical etchings stateside were preceded by sketches of various musical happenings in his homeland. He started playing bass at the age of 16 in Liverpool, but this was 1943 so it was a trifle early to get into the Beatles. He did go off to London, finding work in show bands and pop combos, underlining Billy Ternent's lyrical sentences on BBC broadcasts. Les Elgart was the first well-known bandleader to make use of Drew upon his arrival on American shores. Master swing drummer Gene Krupa's subsequent interest in the bassist can be considered supremely flattering, since it led to Krupa's decision to add the instrument to his previously bass-less small combo. Drew's freelance gigs included backing vocalists such as Barbara Carroll and Peggy Lee. He also performed the 1957 season with the Miami Symphony. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi




 
Videos
Close
Johnny Drille best Hit songs
Johnny Drew a Monster
RIP Johnny Drew Anderson. I Will always remember you.
Waterfalls (Cover) - Landon, Charlotte, Johnny, Drew, Logan @ Spiral Open Jam
Big Burly x H$ - #DADHATGANG [Official Music Video]
Johnny Drew Memorial Ride 2022
Sail (Cover) - Landon, Charlotte, Chris, Johnny, Drew @ Spiral Open Jam
Download SoundHound
The only App that can give you results through singing and humming search!
You can sing any song from this artist to help SoundHound users find it!