{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{short description|American drummer and singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{No footnotes|date=September 2011}} thumb|Mickey Bones and his dog Penga '''Mickey Bones''' is an American drummer and singer-songwriter. He has played with the Tarbox Ramblers, Bo Diddley, Morphine, The Breeders, Queen Ida, Michael Hurley, Catie Curtis, Bob Franke, Jimmy Ryan, Rick Danko, Bryan Lee, Van "Piano Man" Walls, Jill Sobule, Jim Kweskin, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, and Steve Weber. Bones has also played in small side projects with David Lindley, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, and Wayne Bennett. He has led his own bands, the Boogaloo Swamis, Spitwhistle and the Hot Tamale Brass Band.
Bones has been featured with some of these musicians on record labels such as Atlantic, Shanachie, Flying Fish, Rounder, Hi-n-Dry, and Green Linnet.
Mickey Bones appeared in the movie ''Fever Pitch'' and Oliver Stone's film ''JFK''. Bones played on the soundtrack of ''Fever Pitch'' with the Hot Tamale Brass Band, and collaborated with Mark Sandman for the soundtrack of the movie ''Just Your Luck''.
==References== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4GYDO5Oz-k Mickey Bones snare and bass drum solo] *[http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=477278 Twenty Dollar Gig – performed by George Thorogood – written by Mickey Bones] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165435/http://www.highlydope.com/2009/08/already-gone-tarbox-ramblers/ Former member of Tarbox Ramblers] *[http://www.taringa.net/posts/musica/5512053/Morphine---Discografia--_FLAC-_-MP3_.html Morphine – Sandbox – w/Mickey Bones] *[http://www.mookychick.co.uk/icon/kim-deal.php The Breeders – w/Mickey Bones] *[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5385216/a/Sweetkorn.htm Michael Hurley – Sweetkorn – w/Mickey Bones] *[https://www.amazon.com/Brief-Histories-Bob-Franke/dp/B000000MNT Bob Franke – Brief Histories – w/Mickey Bones] *[http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/05/14/wooden_leg_scratches_itch_for_good_cause/ Jimmy Ryan – Wooden Leg – w/Mickey Bones] *[http://www.blixstreet.com/kweskin.html Jim Kweskin / Samoa Wilson – w/Mickey Bones] *[http://www.birdsongsofthemesozoic.org/home/aylmer.htm Birdsongs of the Mesozoic – Dancing On A'A – w/Mickey Bones] *[http://www.livinglegendsmusic.com/middleman.php?personID=2821 Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar – Trolling The Hootchy /and/ The Vineyard Sound Vol. 1 – w/Mickey Bones] *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332047/soundtrack "''Fever Pitch''" movie credits] *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116733/fullcredits#cast Music department (drums) for the movie soundtrack of "''Just Your Luck''"]
==External links== *[http://www.mickeybones.com/ Mickey Bones] *[https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/mickey-bones All About Jazz: Article] by music critic Brett Milano in the ''Boston Phoenix'' *[http://www.hottamalebrassband.com Hot Tamale Brass Band] *[https://gudangmovies.org/ Gudangmovies] *[http://www.myspace.com/spitwhistle Spitwhistle]
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