Glen "Archie" Gamble
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Glen "Archie" Gamble is a 40 year old drummer from London, Ontario, Canada. He has been playing drums for 30 years, over 20 of those professionally. He has had the privilege of playing with some classic bands, both as a side-man and in an opening capacity, and toured with some of his heroes: Kiss, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, as well as some younger bands: Sum 41, KAOS, The Trews, Finger 11 and more. [1]
Career
As a member of Helix (1996-2005), he was able to play on several EMI/Capitol Records releases, as well as a live concert DVD put out by EMI International. In 1996, he joined the band on drums, adding some stability and taking on some of singer Brian Vollmer's workload such as road managing duties.[2]
Prior to this, Glen was in a band called Buffalo Brothers on Attic/Universal Music, almost cracking the Canadian Top 40 (#41). He played in the Buffalo Brothers with future Helix alumni Jeff "Stan" Fountain on bass, Dan Fawcett on guitar, and Shaun Sanders on guitar.[1][3] In late 2005, he left Helix to form his own band, The Joys. Gamble was replaced in Helix by Brian Doerner.[2]
The Joys were signed to Koch Records Canada, after selling over 20,000 CDs at shows. They also saw their independent 3-song single go gold in September 2007. This summer (July 11, 2008) saw the national release of album Unfold. Gamble left the band in July 2008. He is currently free-lancing and doing session work.
Discography
Buffalo Brothers
- Magic Incinerator (1996)
Helix
- half-ALIVE (1998)
- Rockin' in My Outer Space (2004)
- Never Trust Anyone Over 30 (2004) (best of)
- Rockin' You for 30 Years (2004) (best of)
The Joys
- Unfold (2008)
Videos
Helix
- 30th Anniversary Concert (DVD 2004)
- 30 Years Of Helix: No Rest For The Wicked (DVD 2004)
References
- ^ a b Vollmer, Brian (2004). Gimme An R! the story of Brian Vollmer, lead vocalist of Helix. Ball Media Corporation. ISBN 0-9739849-0-2.
- ^ a b HELIX - An Open Letter From "Archie"
- ^ The London Music Archives - 1996