Will Rigby

{{short description|American musician (born 1956)}} {{for|other people with similar names|Bill Rigby (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Will Rigby | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|03|17}} | birth_place = | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = Jangle pop, guitar pop | occupation = | instrument = Drums | years_active = 1970s-present | label = Bearsville Records, IRS Records, Egon Records, Diesel Only Records | associated_acts = the dB's | website =  }} '''Will Rigby''' (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician known for being the drummer of jangle pop band the dB's,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2012/07/03/156190648/the-dbs-still-plaintive-after-all-these-years | title=The dB's: Still Plaintive After All These Years | work=NPR | date=3 July 2012 | accessdate=22 November 2014 | author=Tucker, Ken | authorlink=Ken Tucker}}</ref> a band he formed along with Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, and Gene Holder in the late 1970s.<ref name=allmusic/> He has also performed with many other artists and has released two solo albums.

==Career in the dB's== Rigby was a member of the dB's from the band's inception. He performed on several of the dB's albums, including ''Stands for Decibels'', ''Like This'', and ''The Sound of Music''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/will-rigby-mn0000692114/credits | title=Will Rigby Credits | work=Allmusic | accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref> When the band reunited in 2012, Rigby wrote and performed lead vocals on the song "Write Back," which appeared on ''Falling Off the Sky''. This song was the first song Rigby contributed to a dB's album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/the-dbs-falling-off-the-sky/Content?oid=3081269 | title=Falling off the Sky | work=Indy Week | date=6 June 2012 | accessdate=26 November 2014 | author=Blackstock, Peter}}</ref>

==Career outside of the dB's== In addition to his work with the dB's, Rigby has also performed with numerous other artists, including Steve Earle, Cheri Knight, and Freedy Johnston.<ref name=nd>{{cite web | url=http://archives.nodepression.com/2002/07/not-so-vain/ | title=Will Rigby | work=No Depression | date=July 2002 | accessdate=22 November 2014 | author=Cornell, Rick}}</ref> He also toured with Murray Attaway and Matthew Sweet after the dB's broke up,<ref name=nd/> and also performed with the Shams on their album ''Quilt''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/23/shamsquilt-matador-starstarstar-12itll-all-catch-up/ | title=Shams Quilt Review | work=Chicago Tribune | date=23 April 1992 | access-date=22 November 2014 | author=Kot, Greg}}</ref>

===Solo career=== Rigby's solo debut, ''Sidekick Phenomenon'', was released in 1985,<ref name=nd/> followed by ''Paradoxaholic'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dbs | title=The Db's | work=Trouser Press | accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref> ''Sidekick Phenomenon'' was recorded in the dB's rehearsal studio after hours, and contains covers of Merle Haggard and Hank Williams songs as well as originals.<ref name=allmusic/> ''Paradoxaholic'' was more planned out than its predecessor,<ref name=nd/> and was described by Andrew Marcus as "a beat-heavy, quirky guitar pop album."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/will-rigby/Content?oid=1067919 | title=Paradoxaholic Review | work=East Bay Express | date=3 July 2002 | accessdate=22 November 2014 | author=Marcus, Andrew}}</ref> Rigby also released several singles during the early 1990s, including "The Room's Still Spinnin'", released on Bob Mould's Singles Only Label,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ADSCfip83cC&pg=PA78 | title=Singles | work=Spin | date=March 1993 | accessdate=22 November 2014 | author=Aaron, Charles}}</ref> and "Ricky Skaggs Tonight", released on Diesel Only Records in 1990.<ref name=nd/>

==Style== Rigby has been described as "a rare rock drummer with a sound of his own beyond mere beat-keeping." In 2002, Rigby reacted to this quote by saying, "If that’s true, I’m glad", arguing it applied more to his work with the dB's than to his solo work.<ref name=nd/>

==Personal life== Rigby was married to singer-songwriter Amy Rigby; the two later divorced.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/will-rigby-mn0000692114/biography | title=Will Rigby Biography | work=Allmusic | accessdate=22 November 2014 | author=Hage, Erik}}</ref> Rigby has been married to Florence Dore, musician and author, since 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.clevescene.com/c-notes/archives/2009/07/16/daughter-of-singer-songwriters-turns-out-to-be-a-singer-songwriter |title=Daughter of Singer-Songwriters Turns Out to Be a Singer-Songwriter |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |date=2009-07-16 |work=Cleveland Scene |access-date=2018-02-04 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| publisher=Florence Dore| title=Florence Dore| url=https://www.florencedoremusic.com/| accessdate=2022-07-09}}</ref><ref name=allmusic_FDore>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/florence-dore-mn0000148786/biography | title=Florence Dore Biography | work=Allmusic | accessdate=9 July 2022 | author=Drageset, Travis}}</ref> He has two daughters: one with Amy Rigby and one with Dore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/11/16/energized-dbs-full-of-passion-at-hideout/ | title=Energized dB's full of passion at Hideout | work=Chicago Tribune | date=16 November 2012 | access-date=22 November 2014 | author=Klein, Joshua}}</ref>

==Discography== *''Sidekick Phenomenon'' (1985, Egon Records) *''Paradoxaholic'' (2002, Diesel Only Records)

==References== {{Reflist}} {{the dB's}} {{authority control}}

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