Charley Drayton

Charley Drayton
Drayton performing with Cold Chisel in 2012
Drayton performing with Cold Chisel in 2012
Background information
Birth nameCharles Leslie Drayton
Also known asSeedy
Born (1965-05-09) May 9, 1965 (age 59)[1]
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Session musician, producer, arranger
Instruments
  • Drums
  • bass guitar
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1973-present
Member of
Formerly of

Charles Leslie Drayton (born May 9, 1965)[1] is an American multi-instrumentalist and producer, known primarily as a drummer. Artists he has recorded or performed with include The Cult, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Cash, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Seal, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Janet Jackson, Courtney Love, Michelle Branch, Andrés Calamaro, Hiram Bullock,[2] and many others.[3]

Drayton played with Australian rock band Divinyls from 1991 to 2008. He married Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett on July 27, 1999. Amphlett died on April 21, 2013, after a long battle with breast cancer.

Drayton has a daughter, Everly (born 21 August 2013), with Adria Petty, daughter of Tom Petty.[4]

  1. ^ a b United States Public Record Number 60804371
  2. ^ P, Matt (2016-11-18). "Hiram Bullock's From All Sides: 30 Years Old Today". movingtheriver.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  3. ^ Charley Drayton: Playing Both Sides of the Rhythm Section Archived September 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Yamaha Access All Areas, Winter 2005.
  4. ^ @adriapetty (1 January 2023). "Adria Petty on Instagram" – via Instagram.