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Burleigh Drummond

Burleigh Drummond, American drummer and songwriter

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Born
September 25, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1951

About Burleigh Drummond

Burleigh Drummond is an American drummer, percussionist, producer, songwriter, and singer. He is a founding member and the only drummer/percussionist for the five-time Grammy Award nominated band Ambrosia. He performs onstage in the band with his wife and fellow band member Mary Harris, and the couple are also both active members of Bill Champlin’s Wunderground and their own band Tin Drum. Drummond recorded on every Ambrosia record from 1970 to the present, and toured internationally with the band throughout its history, performing around 60 gigs per year. Harris and Drummond have performed together onstage with Ambrosia since Harris became a member in 2012, Tin Drum, and since 2018 in Bill Champlin’s Wunderground.

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Burleigh Drummond timeline

  1. Drummond recorded on every Ambrosia record from 1970 to the present, and toured internationally with the band throughout its history, performing around 60 gigs per year.
  2. Harris and Drummond have performed together onstage with Ambrosia since Harris became a member in 2012, Tin Drum, and since 2018 in Bill Champlin’s Wunderground.

The world when Burleigh Drummond was born

Burleigh Drummond was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Burleigh Drummond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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