Yonrico is best known for his drumming with Derek Trucks
Band (16 years) and his current group Royal Southern Brotherhood.
By age seven, Yonrico Scott was playing professionally with
several gospel groups in Detroit, Michigan – primarily, as a direct result of
the unwavering encouragement and support of his late mother, a talented gospel
vocalist and performer.
By age fourteen, Yonrico began private study with Motown
drummer, George Hamilton. His musical accomplishments continued throughout
college, and during his freshman year at Kentucky State University, he was
voted, 'Drummer of the Year.' He later transferred to the University of
Kentucky to study with Dave Davenport, Professor of Percussion and Principal
Timpanist of the Lexington Philharmonic, where he received a B.A. in
Performance Percussion in 1978.
In 1979, Yonrico accepted an Artist in Residency assignment
in Atlanta, GA, with The Neighborhood Arts Center’s Department of Cultural
Affairs. It wasn’t long afterwards that Yonrico became one of Atlanta's most
sought-after studio drummers. Since 1995, Yonrico has been touring the world as
a member of the Derek Trucks Band (DTB) (The dTb is a Sony Music Entertainment
artist with recent television appearances on the CBS Early Show, the Conan
O’Brien Show, & A&E’s Breakfast in the Arts, among others). Their
self-titled debut CD was released on Landslide Records in October 1997. Since
then, the band has released six additional recordings: Out of the Madness,
Joyful Noise, Soul Serenade, Live at the Georgia Theatre, Songlines, and most
recently, Already Free which received a Grammy.
Yonrico Scott of the Derek Trucks Band and Royal Southern
Brotherhood
Throughout his musical career, Yonrico has recorded and/or
performed with a Who’s Who list of well-known artists including: Stevie Wonder,
Whitney Houston, Peabo Bryson, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Chuck Berry, George Howard, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Joshua Redman, George
Benson, Anita Baker, Tinsley Ellis, The Allman Brothers Band, Susan Tedeschi,
Kansas, John Scofield, Bruce Hampton, Cecil Bridgewater, Alvin Batiste, Gary
Burton, Fiji Mariners, Andrew White, Gregg Allman, John Denver, Ben E. King,
The 3 Degrees, The Supremes, Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh, The Lexington
Philharmonic, and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, among others. Yonrico's
Broadway tour performances include The Wiz, 5 Guys Named Moe, and Dream Girls.
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