Mr. Big Founding Member & Drummer Pat Torpey DEAD @ 64

Pat Torpey was touring with Tina Turner, Belinda Carlisle and the Knack when he was noticed and invited to join the band that would be known as Mr. Big.  Their self-titled debut record was released in 1989 and their second record, 1991’s Lean Into It, hit No. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart.  The band included Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan and vocalist Eric Martin.

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