Kelly Shanahan

About Kelly Shanahan

Drummer KELLY SHANAHAN:

FALCONE,GILLIS and SHANAHAN -2024
Gary Falcone on guitar and vocals Lindsay Gillis on bass and Kelly Shanahan on drums. Blues, Rock and Fusion Oriented
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ZAGTIME- 2023 - 2024 with Paul Nussbaum bass and vocals,Gary Falcone guitar and vocals, Lindsay Gillis guitar and vocals, and myself(Kelly Shanahan) on drums, and Dan Shanahan on congas
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BOZ SCAGGS, 1977-78 - Michael Landau on guitar, Dean Cortez on bass, Lenny Castro on percussion and Kelly Shanahan on drums.
National and International Tours,

RANDY MEISNER (Eagles) ... 1977 to 1980
Album and National Tour with Kerry Morris, Steve Edwards, John Hobbs, Jeff Paris, Peter Reilich, Donny Ulstrom, Ernie Watts and Kelly Shanahan.
This was Randy’s band after first leaving the Eagles

DAN FOGELGERG / Fool’s Gold 1977
National Tours with Scott Shelly, Jeff Paris, Kerry Hatch, Tom Kelly, Denny Henson, Dave Pearlman and Kelly Shanahan.
This backup band played with both Fool’s Gold and Fogelberg on the tour. Fool’s Gold was the opening act for Dan (rest his soul)

THE STRAND 1980 and 1981, produced by Jeff Porcaro, with Scott Shelly, Dean Cortez, Peter Reilich, Mike Boddicker, Lenny Castro, Jim Horn and Kelly Shanahan on drums. Jeff Porcaro played drums on the song “Can’t Look Back” and timbales on “Just a Little More Time”

JIMMY BUFFETT and the Corral Reefers. 1979, National Tour

EDDIE MONEY - “Open Up Your Heart” from the movie Americathon -1979 with Eddie Money, Jimmy Lyon on guitar, Steve Porcaro on piano and string arrangement, and Dean Cortez on bass and Kelly Shanahan on drums.

SONNY AND CHER , 1976
National Tour with Steve Porcaro, Kerry Hatch and Kelly Shanahan on drums. We also played for opening act Andy Kaufman for his Elvis impersonation.

SEALS and CROFTS, 1976, National Tour, with Mike Porcaro on bass and Kelly Shanahan on drums.

TOM JANS, 1975 to 1976
Album DARK BLONDE Producer Joe Wissert, and National Tours with Kerry hatch, Scott Shelly, Jerry Swallow, Fred Tackett, Mike Utley, David Paich, Bill Payne and Kelly Shanahan on drums.

JOHN SEBASTIAN ....formerly of The Lovin’
National and International Tours 1970 to 1975
Album TARZANA KID Produced by Eric Jacobson with Kenny Altman, Ron Coss, Lowell George, Bill Payne, Ry Cooder and myself on drums.

PHIL (FANG) VOLK and the Brotherhood 1969 ...formerly of Paul Revere and the Raiders Disneyland (Tomorrowland Spacebar) horn band with Kelly Shanahan on drums.

ELLIOT BROTHERS ORCHESTRA, 1968, Disneyland (Carnation Plaza), with a 21 year old Larry Carlton on guitar and Kelly Shanahan on drums.

……..and many more over the years