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James Kottak

American drummer

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born
1962
died
2024
age at death
61
known for
drummer, percussionist, singer

1962 – 2024

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James Kottak was an American drummer, best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their longest-serving drummer. Kottak was also an original member of Kingdom Come, of whom he was their drummer from 1987 to 1989 and again from 2018 to his death in 2024.

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