Rey Washam

Rey Washam
Washam with Scratch Acid in 2006
Washam with Scratch Acid in 2006
Background information
Birth nameReynolds Washam
Born (1962-03-14) March 14, 1962 (age 62)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
GenresRock, punk
OccupationDrummer

Reynolds Washam (born March 14, 1961) is an American Grammy nominated drummer,[1] who has been performing for more than 35 years. He has collaborated with many bands, the most notable of which include: Scratch Acid,[2] Rapeman, Ministry,[3] the Big Boys, Helios Creed, the Didjits,[4] Lard, Tad and Butthole Surfers offshoot Daddy Longhead. Washam also played jazz with a band, Euripides Pants,[5] that recorded an unreleased album.

Washam performed with a temporarily reunited Scratch Acid in the Touch and Go Records 25th anniversary concert, which took place on September 9, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago show also spawned two other reunion shows: in Austin, Texas prior to the Touch and Go Records 25th anniversary concert, and September 16, 2006, in Seattle, Washington.

Rey joined the three other original members of Scratch Acid for a Fall and Winter tour in 2011. Reynolds graduated from L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson Texas in 1979. Rey currently works as an actor[6] under his legal name.

  1. ^ "Rey Washam | Artist". Grammy.com.
  2. ^ "Yowza". LA Weekly. June 21, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "The Radishes". Glide Magazine. November 26, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Didjits – Little Miss Carriage!". Discogs.com. October 15, 1992. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Dancing About Architecture". Austin Chronicle. May 26, 1995. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "Reynolds Washam". IMDb.