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Keith LeBlanc

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Keith LeBlanc (died April 4, 2024[1]) was an American drummer and record producer, and was a member of the bands Little Axe and Tackhead.[2][3]

Keith LeBlanc
Keith LeBlanc (Little Axe concert in Vienna, 2009)
Keith LeBlanc (Little Axe concert in Vienna, 2009)
Background information
BornUSA
DiedApril 4, 2024
Occupation(s)drummer, record producer
Years activec. 1980s–2024

His record "No Sell Out" was one of the first sample-based releases.[4] The song was a success, charting at No. 60 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] and becoming the single of the week for several major music publications.[6] His career started out on Sugar Hill Records recording with hip hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, and released several singles on and was a studio musician for Tommy Boy Records.[4] He is also featured on several tracks on the album Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails.[7] He now has his own record label on which he still releases music, samples records, and experiments.

Early life

LeBlanc grew up in Bristol, Connecticut. He got his start playing drums after seeing Ringo Starr from the Beatles on TV. After showing an early interest and focus, his parents bought him a practice pad, and he joined the orchestra in school. A drummer in school encouraged his early interest, inspiring him to cobble together a makeshift kit which he used to play along to records on his father's HiFi system. He performed his first show at 14 after being snuck into the club by his older bandmates.[8]

Sugar Hill Records

LeBlanc's friend Harold Sargent, the drummer for the house band at Sugar Hill Records, was retiring and needed to find his replacement. He brought in LeBlanc to audition for Doug Wimbish and Skip McDonald, who agreed to take him on after hitting it off with LeBlanc. After replacing Sargent, LeBlanc worked as the session drummer for Sugar Hill Records for four years.[9]

Death

LeBlanc died on April 4, 2024.[1]

Discography

Solo albums

Tackhead

Main article: Tackhead discography

References

  1. ^ a b johnrobb (4 April 2024). "Keith LeBlanc RIP". Louder Than War. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ Dougan, John. "Biography: Keith LeBlanc". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. ^ "On-U Sound In The Area - Keith LeBlanc biography". Skysaw.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 195. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  5. ^ "Malcolm X - Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ Savage, Jon (20 February 1984). "Radical Chic". New Society. 67–68. New Society Limited: 186. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. ^ "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Keith LeBlanc (Sugar Hill, Tackhead), Part 1 of 3, retrieved 5 May 2022
  9. ^ "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Keith LeBlanc (Sugar Hill, Tackhead), Part 1 of 3, retrieved 5 May 2022
  10. ^ "Keith LeBlanc | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2021.


   

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