Kenny Aronoff

Kenny Aronoff
Aronoff in 2005
Background information
Born	(1953-03-07) March 7, 1953 Albany, New York, US
Artists	The Smashing Pumpkins
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1998
Associated acts	John Mellencamp, BoDeans, John Fogerty, Cinderella, Chickenfoot, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Satriani
Wikipedia	Kenny Aronoff
Instagram	@kennyaronoff
Twitter	@AronoffOFFICIAL

Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953, in Albany, New York) is an American drummer who was the primary drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins during the Adore tour, alongside percussionists Dan Morris and Stephen Hodges. He can be seen performing with the band in the "Perfect" music video.

In addition to working with the Pumpkins, Aronoff has been the sideman for many bands both live and in the studio, notably John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Chickenfoot and Joe Satriani.

Aronoff telling the story of how he was hired to drum for The Smashing Pumpkins (starts at ~1:12)

Relevant studio appearances

• 2000: Iommi – drummer on "Black Oblivion" which Billy Corgan co-wrote with Tony Iommi

Touring stats

• Total shows: 66 shows
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-05-02 at Metro, Chicago, IL, US
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-10-31 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, US