{{short description|American drummer}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chad Gracey | image = Tgfchadgface.jpg | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | origin = York, Pennsylvania, U.S. | genre = Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | years_active = 1980s–present | instrument = Drums | current_member_of = | past_member_of = {{hlist|Live|The Gracious Few}} }}
'''Chad Gracey''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American drummer known for his former membership in the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records,<ref>[https://archive.today/20120703153153/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS271100+07-May-2009+PRN20090507 "LIVE to Perform at The Pools at The Palazzo on June 11"] ''Reuters'' - May 7, 2009.</ref> including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.<ref>[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database (Gold and Platinum)] ''RIAA.com'' (note: enter ''Throwing Copper'' in the search box to see its entry)</ref>
==Biography== Gracey is a founding member of the band Live and has appeared on all their albums to date. He met his future Live bandmates in middle school in York. When vocalist Ed Kowalczyk left the band in 2009, Gracey formed the band The Gracious Few along with Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Taylor of Live and Kevin Martin and Sean Hennesy from the band Candlebox. They released their debut album ''The Gracious Few'' in 2010. In 2011, Live announced their intention to record new material. They began recording with new lead singer Chris Shinn in 2012. In 2016, it was announced that Kowalczyk had rejoined the band, with plans to go on tour in 2017. Gracey left Live in 2022 and filed a suit against former member Chad Taylor.
==Discography== ===With Live=== * all albums (1989–2014)
===With The Gracious Few=== * ''The Gracious Few'' (2010)
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