Peter DePoe

Musician

Popular As Last Walking Bear

Birthday August 21, 1943

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Neah Bay, Washington, United States

Age 80 years old

Nationality United States

#47743 Most Popular

1943

Peter DePoe (born August 21, 1943), also known as Last Walking Bear, is an American rock musician who was the drummer for the Native American band Redbone.

Born in Neah Bay, Washington in 1943, his tribal ancestors are Southern Cheyenne, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, and Rogue River/Siletz.

DePoe is also of French and German descent.

1969

He first played with Jimi Hendrix in Seattle's local taverns as a young man and moved to California and became Redbone's drummer in 1969.

He was credited with developing a style of drumming known as "King Kong", later copied by other drummers for its versatile and funk-oriented rhythms.

1972

In early 1972, he left the group.

The band replaced him with Arturo Perez, and then with Redbone bandmate Tony Bellamy's cousin Butch Rillera.

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