About Longineu W. Parsons III
Longineu Warren "LP" Parsons III (born February 16, 1980) is a French-born American rock musician. He is best known as the founding drummer of the American rock band Yellowcard. He played on all of the band's studio albums from their debut outing Midget Tossing (1997) through their eighth album Southern Air (2012). He departed from the band in 2014. Parsons was also the drummer of American metalcore band Evergreen Terrace from 2022 to 2026. == Early life == Parsons has been playing the drums since he was five; he played with his father, Longineu W. Parsons II, in his band The Longineu Parsons Ensemble. == Music career == === Yellowcard (1997–2014) === Parsons joined Yellowcard in 1997 along with Ben Dobson, Todd Clary, Warren Cooke and Ben Harper after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. He appeared on each album from 1997's Midget Tossing until 2013's Ocean Avenue Acoustic. On March 13, 2014, Parsons left Yellowcard. By this point, Parsons had been one of two remaining members of the original lineup, along with Sean Mackin.
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