Herman Matthews

Herman Matthews (born December 28, 1960) is an American drummer and composer. Matthews works as a session and touring musician, most notably for Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins and toured with Tom Jones for more than 7 years. He began playing drums at the age of seven and has been the backbone of world-class pop, rock, jazz, soul, R&B and funk bands for nearly thirty years.

Career
Matthews has worked with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Herbie Hancock, Carole King, John Mayall, Spencer Davis, Edgar Winter, Luther Vandross, Rebekah, Bob James, Bobby Kimball, KINA, George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Eric Burdon & The Animals, David Foster, Michael McDonald, Michael Bolton, Patti Austin, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Robin Thicke, Angela Winbush, The Isley Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal and Richard Marx. Matthews's work appears on movie and television soundtracks, he was a house-band member for the hit television show, In Living Color.

Matthews released his first solo CD Home At Last in 2007. The title track was featured in an episode of the Fox Broadcasting Company crime/drama K-VILLE starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser.

Matthews replaced drummer, Jay Bellerose, for the Hugh Laurie, 2013–2014, World Tour. Matthews's first gig with the Copper Bottom Band was for the PBS, "Live On The Queen Mary", broadcast on August 3, 2013. Laurie's 2013 album, Didn't It Rain, peaked Billboard Magazine's, Billboard 200 at #21 and was #1 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums.

Home At Last (2007)

 * Recorded at: Ned's Studio in Los Angeles


 * Mastering by: Simon Rhodes at Abbey Road Studios

Herman Leslie Matthews Jr.
 * Dedicated to: Clifton "Red" Matthews and


 * Primary vocalists
 * Herman Matthews -Vocals primary
 * Teresa James - Vocal Ad-Libs, Vocal Harmony
 * Kim Yarbrough - Vocal Ad-Libs
 * The Hermanators
 * Ned Albright - Vocals (Background)
 * Gia Ciambotti - Vocals (Background)
 * Ben Jaffe -  Vocals (Background)
 * Kim Yarbrough - Vocals (Background)


 * Composers
 * Ned Albright
 * Eddie Holland
 * Shorty Long
 * Herman Matthews
 * Phil Settle


 * Production
 * Ned Albright - Producer
 * Bob-A-Lew Songs - Administration (ASCAP)
 * Gardner Knight - Engineer and mixing
 * Orit Harpaz - Photography
 * Herman Matthews - Producer
 * Todd Miller - Engineer ("Cup Of Sugar")
 * Christy Myhre - Design
 * Simon Rhodes - Mastering

• Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - trombone
 * Musicians

• Ned Albright - foot and hand percussion, organ, piano, wurlitzer

• André Berry - bass, guitar

• Karen Briggs - violin

• Dr. John Ciambotti - bass

• Charley Drayton - bass

• Everette Harp - saxophone

• Jeffrey Hills - tuba

• Larry Kimpel - bass

• Gardner Knight - foot stomping, handclapping

• James Martin - saxophone

• Herman Matthews - drums, hand, foot and mouth percussion, spoken word

• Brian Monroney - banjo

• Ivan Neville - organ

• Dean Parks - clarinet, guitar, guitar (acoustic), pedal-steel

• Doug Pettibone - dobro, guitar, soloist

• Kevin Ricard - percussion, tambourine

• Lee Sklar - bass

• Lee Thornburg - trumpet

• David Woodford - saxophone