Peter DePoe - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Also known as  Last Walking Bear Name  Peter DePoe Associated acts  Redbone		Occupation(s)  Musician, drummer Genres  Rock, pop
Albums  Already Here, Redbone, Message from a Drum Similar People  Tony Bellamy, Pat Vegas, Lolly Vasquez, Danny Spanos
Music group  Redbone (1969 – 1972)

Honor Song for Pete DePoe, world-famous Redbone drummer returning home....

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Peter DePoe (also known as Last Walking Bear) is a Native American rock musician who is perhaps best-known as the drummer for the Native American band Redbone. Born in Neah Bay, Washington in 1943, his tribal descents are Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Chippewa, Siletz, Rogue River Tututni and Iroquois. DePoe is also of French and German descent. He first became Redbone's drummer in 1969. He was credited with developing a style of drumming known as "King Kong". In 1972, following the death of his father, he left the group. The band replaced him with Arturo Perez, and then with Redbone bandmate Tony Bellamy's Filipino-Mexican American cousin, Butch Rillera.

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