.

Former Oasis Drummer Sues Band

By 
July 1, 1997 12:00 AM ET

It looks like the Gallagher boys are one step closer to fulfilling their dream of being just like the Beatles. The Sunday Times reported that Tony McCarroll, former drummer for Oasis, is suing the band for one-fifth of their total earnings, which could amount to nearly $30 million.

McCarroll was kicked out of the band in 1995 and has retained the services of Jens Hill, the same lawyer who represented former Beatles drummer Pete Best in 1995.

To read the new issue of Rolling Stone online, plus the entire RS archive: Click Here

prev
Dylan and Son Perform at Memphis' Beale Street Music Festival
Music Main Next
Oasis Sues Radio Stations For Leaking New Single

Picks From Around the Web


blog comments powered by Disqus

Featured News From vulture vulture

Daily Newsletter

Get the latest RS news in your inbox.

Sign up to receive the Rolling Stone newsletter and special offers from RS and its
marketing partners.

X

We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.

Most Popular

Photos & Videos

Go To Content

Random Notes: Hottest Rock Pictures

Go To Content Play Video

Video: Metallica, 'Hit the Lights' Live at Orion

Go To Content

Gallery: Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Rock & Roll Rebels

Best Ever Lists
500 Greatest Albums of All Time

Other Lists

Song Stories

“Everyday People”

Sly and the Family Stone | 1968

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.

More Song Stories entries »