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4 unusual facts about Danny Cummings


Danny Cummings

He toured with Knopfler on the tours for each of these albums, and featured on the live CDs and DVDs On The Night and Real Live Roadrunning (featuring Emmylou Harris).

The last Dire Straits album On Every Street featured Cummings as a percussionist and he also contributed to Knopfler's solo album releases All the Roadrunning, Kill to Get Crimson and Get Lucky.

His playing is particularly well showcased on "Ocean Drive" by The Lighthouse Family, and on the cabaret-tinged "Shag Tobacco" by vocalist Gavin Friday (on which Cummings recorded more than 60 overdubs).

Get Lucky Tour

The tour lineup for the North American leg included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Danny Cummings (drums), Richard Bennett (guitar), Glenn Worf (bass), Matt Rollings (piano), Tim O'Brien (violin, mandolin), and Michael McGoldrick (flute, uilleann pipes).



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