Danny Cummings
Danny Cummings | |
|---|---|
 Cummings performing on stage | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel John Cummings |
| Born | Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day 1 October 1957 Sheffield, England |
| Genres | Rock · Pop · Blues rock · World music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician · Vocalist · Composer · Producer |
| Instruments | Percussion · Drums · Conga |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Website | https://dannycummings.com |
Daniel John Cummings (born 1 October 1957) is a British percussionist, drummer, vocalist, composer, and producer. He is best known as a session player and touring musician for numerous bands and performers, notably Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, George Michael, Wham!, John Martyn, Penguin Café Orchestra, David Sylvian, Tina Turner, and many others.
Early Life
Cummings was born on 1 October 1957 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, and raised in the Pitsmoor district.[1][2] He has one sister.[3] His father, Liam William (Bill) Cummings, was a singer who toured with many top musical acts of his day including the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company which specialized in the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.[3][4] Watching his father’s musical career, Cummings met many famous performers but remembers being most influenced by the music of the rebellious sixties, including Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys.[2]
Cummings began playing snare drum in his school band, then at age 11 was introduced to percussion by his grandparents who gave him a pair of mini bongos as a souvenir from a trip to Trinidad; he keeps these bongos on his bedside table today.[5] His early musical influences included Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Bill Withers, and, especially for percussion, Carlos Santana.[5] Cummings persuaded his parents to buy him a second-hand conga for his 21st birthday.[5] He moved from Sheffield to London in 1979 to pursue a career in music.[6]
Cummings was drawn to the Afrobeat band Osibisa and their founding member, conga player, Kofi Ayivor. He was then introduced to the group Santana and their percussionists, Armando Peraza and James "Mingo" Lewis. After he started playing live salsa, Cummings began to be exposed to other percussionists, mainly Mongo Santamaria, Tata Güines, Rogelio "Yeyo" Iglesias, and Daniel Ponce.[5]
Today, in addition to traditional drums, conga, shakers, and other percussive instruments, Cummings plays a collection of original African instruments and experiments with electronic sounds. In a promotional piece for Remo drums Cummings is quoted, “I like the idea of blending very traditional instruments with futuristic, cosmic things.”[7]
Early Career and John Martyn
Cummings was briefly part of the British soul-funk band Central Line and appeared on their 1982 album, Breaking Point, playing conga, bongos and percussion. Cummings also played percussion for British pop bands Level 42, ABC, and Linx.[8] Cummings is credited with percussion on two tracks on the Dutch funk/soul band Spargo album, Step By Step (1984), on which he is mis-identified as "Danny Gummins."[9]
In the early eighties, Cummings began a long association with British singer/songwriter/guitarist John Martyn. He was brought on as percussionist by a fellow Sheffield musician, Tommy Eyre, then Martyn’s keyboardist, first appearing on Martyn’s celebrated 1980 album, Grace and Danger.[10][11][12] Cummings went on to play percussion (and sometimes backing vocals) on several other Martyn albums (Glorious Fool, 1981; Well Kept Secret, 1982; Philentropy, 1983; Piece By Piece, 1986; the live recording, Foundations, 1987; and The Apprentice, 1990) and supporting tours as well as on various early taped appearances by Martyn.[13][14][15]
At his 27 July 1985 show at the Cambridge Folk Festival (released as a live album in 2003), Martyn introduced Cummings: “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you on percussion, Mr. Daniel Cummings. He bangs things all the time, there’s no stopping him.”[16]
On Martyn’s video, "Live from London," a recording of Martyn’s November 1984 gig at London’s Camden Palace Theatre, Cummings is mis-credited as “Danny Thompson” (released on VHS 1986).[17] Cummings is also seen playing percussion on Martyn’s video recording, “ Foundations: Live at the Town and Country Club,” from his November 1986 gig at that London club (released on VHS 1988).[18]
Wham! and George Michael
In his mid-twenties, Cummings joined the pop duo Wham! as its percussionist and appeared onstage on the group’s debut concert tour in the UK, the “Club Fantastic Tour,” in 1983. Cummings is credited as the percussionist on their second album, Make It Big, released in 1984, which included the hits “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Careless Whisper.” He was the percussionist and drummer on their third, and final, studio album, Music from the Edge of Heaven, released in 1986, featuring the singles “Last Christmas” and “I’m Your Man.” As the first Western pop act to play in China, Cummings was the percussionist throughout Wham!’s historic 10-day tour in 1985.[19][20] Cummings can be seen in the limited-release documentary of that tour, "Wham! In China: Foreign Skies" (1986), shown at the Wham! farewell concert at Wembley Stadium, London, 28 June 1986.[21]
After the breakup of Wham! in 1986, Cummings continued to work for George Michael as percussionist both in the studio and on stage.[22] He first appeared on Michael’s second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 (1990), on which he is credited with both percussion and drums. His distinctive conga groove is featured on the hit single, “Freedom! ‘90.” Thereafter he was percussionist on Michael’s fourth solo album, Songs from the Last Century (1999), and the live album, Symphonica (2014) resulting from the “Symphonica Tour” of 2011-12.
In a 2024 interview with Polish media in 2024, Cummings reflected on his long history with Wham! and with George Michael: “When I started working with him, I was very young, and when it ended, I was very old! The more I got to know him, the more I liked him, and there was a mutual trust built over 30 years. It was a very good relationship.”[23]
Cummings’s live work with George Michael can be seen on a number of video releases, including:
"Concert of Hope/World AIDS Day," Wembley Arena, 1 December 1993.:[24]
"MTV Unplugged: George Michael," Season 7 Episode 8, 1996.[25]
"George Michael Live In London 2008" concert DVD (released in 2009), a live concert recording of George Michael's final two concerts in London's Earls Court on 24 and 25 August 2008 as part of his 25 Live tour.[26]
"George Michael, 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony."[27]
In a 2024 interview Danny Cummings lamented that the last time he saw George Michael before the pop singer’s 2016 death was right after the Olympics Closing Ceremony performance, when Cummings visited Michael at his home to thank him for the invitation to perform with him at that event.[23]
Danny Cummings also played percussion and sang background vocals on the only studio album from the other half of Wham!, Andrew Ridgeley, Son of Albert (released in Australia 1990; remastered and released in the UK 2018). He is also credited as the composer on the song, "Mexico," on that album.
Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
By the 1990s, Cummings was a highly sought-after session man.[23] He played drums on Dire Straits’s final studio album, On Every Street (released in 1991), and toured with the band as its percussionist to promote that album.[1] “I had gained a good reputation and I had a lot of work [at the time],” Cummings recalled decades later. “During the recording of ‘On Every Street,’ Mark Knopfler and I talked a lot, exchanged ideas. He had good feelings about me and he asked me to tour with them. I didn’t realize how it would change my life.”[23] The live album resulting from that tour, On The Night (released in 1993), credits Cummings with percussion and backing vocals.
Cummings continued his association with Dire Straits founder and lead guitarist Mark Knopfler after Knopfler disbanded Dire Straits in favor of a solo career. He is credited with percussion and background vocals on Knopfler’s first solo album Golden Heart (released 1996); percussion on Sailing To Philadelphia (2000); percussion and drums on Kill To Get Crimson (2007); drums on Get Lucky (2009; Cummings’s two sons, Dominic and William, and his then-wife, Shelley, contributed vocals on the song, “Remembrance Day”)[28]; percussion on One Deep River (2024); and percussion on Knopfler’s 2024 release, "Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes: Going Home," a collaboration featuring over 50 other musicians whose proceeds benefit teenage cancer charities.[29] Cummings is credited with the idea for “One Deep River’s” opening track, the funky “Two Pairs of Hands," inspired by a story Cummings shared about a memorable malapropism.[30]
Cummings played drums on the Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris 2006 album and tour, All the Roadrunning. Cummings toured with Knopfler either as drummer or percussionist, often contributing backing vocals, on most tours in support of Knopfler’s solo projects to date. Cummings is credited as percussionist on Knopfler’s eighth movie soundtrack, the 2001 film "A Shot at Glory," released in 2002.
DSL Dire Straits Legacy, BluesClub, and other projects
Since 2013, Danny Cummings has been an active member of DSL*Dire Straits Legacy, a touring band comprising several former members of Dire Straits along with other accomplished musicians. Cummings contributes percussion and backing vocals.[31] An offshoot of DSL*Dire Straits Legacy with virtually the same lineup -- simply called "Legacy" -- released an album of largely original blues songs, 3 Chord Trick (2017), on which Cummings played percussion.[32][33]
Along with longtime Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler keyboardist, engineer, and producer Guy Fletcher, Cummings is the drummer for the UK-based BluesClub band that perform intermittently in British clubs.[34] BluesClub has released one album, Rollin' & Tumblin' - (Volume 1), steeped in the Delta blues genre, and recorded in February 2011 at British Grove, London, Mark Knopfler’s studio.[35]
Cummings has contributed drums, percussion, and/or backing vocals to four solo albums by Guy Fletcher: Inamorata (released 2008); Natural Selection (2010); High Roads (2016); and Anomaly (2022).[36]
A collaboration with UK percussionist Miles Bould who was, like Cummings, associated with several 1980s bands, led to recording a collection of drum and percussion samples, Rhythm Of Life (1992), which has been used by artists including Pat Metheny, George Michael, Brownstone, Joan Armatrading, and many more. Rhythmic samples from the CD have been used in shows like “NYPD Blue” as well as in movie soundtracks.[37][38]
Cummings has uploaded two catchy demos to the SoundCloud streaming service, "Prisoner" (with UK recording engineer/producer Joe Dworniak, released 1988) and "I'm the Original" (with Guy Fletcher, 1995).[39][40]
An accomplished vocalist as well as percussionist and drummer, Cummings appeared centre stage to belt the Dire Straits standards "Brothers in Arms" and "Money For Nothing" at the July 27, 2019 performance of "Trevor Horn Reimagines the Eighties" at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland.[41] In 2023 Cummings once again teamed with producer/bassist Trevor Horn on Horn’s release, Echoes: Ancient & Modern, a covers album of Horn’s re-arrangements of various hits that are performed by other artists. Cummings contributed percussion on Iggy Pop’s cover of Depeche Mode’s 1989 hit, “Personal Jesus.”
Danny Cummings continues to write and record original music and publishes/licenses through BMG, PRS for Music, Universal Music Publishing, Riverfish Publishing[40], among others.[42]
Musical Philosophy/Approach
Though in the same family, Cummings views percussive instruments as an “extension” of the drum kit, something that the drummer doesn’t use himself but that are added “to help him. One of the definitions of a percussionist is that he helps the drummer relax.” Cummings says he didn’t start out intending to play percussion in rock music; instead, he was invited to play by musicians of many genres, as can be seen from his extensive and eclectic discography.[23]
As for the role of percussion on a track, Cummings says those instruments should “integrate with the music as best as possible, adding variety…different tones, sounds, frequencies. They can express both joy and sadness, just like any other instrument.”[23]
“A good drummer or percussionist adapts to the artist [he’s playing with], not the other way around,” Cummings told an interviewer in 2024. “You have to be elegant, careful, and show respect all the time. Sometimes there is room for percussive instruments; sometimes not. It’s pure instinct. But when my time comes, I’m deadly serious. I do my best. That’s my philosophy: adapt to the artist.”[23]
Equipment
Danny Cummings uses and endorses the following gear[43]
Tuneable Bodhrans by Brendan White
Discography
1970s
With Rab Noakes
Rab Noakes (A&M, 1972) percussion
1980s
With ABC
Up (PolyGram, 1989) drums, percussion
With Isabelle Antena
Hoping for Love (Les Disques Du Crepuscule, 1987) percussion
With David Austin Band
The David Austin Band (Parlophone, 1985) percussion
With Sam Brown
Stop! (A&M Records, 1988) percussion
With Central Line
Breaking Point (Mercury, 1982) congas, bongos, percussion
With Clannad
Macalla (RCA, 1985) guest artist, percussion
With Cutting Crew
The Scattering (Virgin, 1989) percussion
With Pino Daniele
Schizzechea With Love (1988) percussion
With Tim Finn
Big Canoe (Capitol, 1986) congas
With Richie Havens
Common Ground (Bagaria, 1983) percussion
With Murray Head
Shade (Mercury Records, 1982) percussion
Restless (Virgin Records, 1984) percussion
Sooner or Later (Virgin Records, 1987) drums
With Indio
Big Harvest (A&M Records, 1989) percussion
With Jimmy Jimmy
Here in the Light (Epic/CBS Records, 1986) percussion
With Holly Johnson
Blast (MCA, 1989) percussion
With Living in a Box
Gatecrashing (Chrysalis, 1989) percussion
With Les McKeown
It’s a Game (Hansa, 1989) percussion
With John Martyn
Glorious Fool (WEA, 1981) percussion
Well Kept Secret (Warner Bros., 1982) percussion
Philenthropy (Body Swerve Label, 1983) percussion
Piece By Piece (Island Records, 1986) percussion
Empty Ceiling (One World, 1986) percussion
Foundations (Island Records, 1987) percussion
With Liza Minnelli
Results (Epic, 1989) percussion
With Eddy Mitchell
Ici Londres (Polydor France, 1989) percussion
With Dick Morrissey
Souliloquy (Coda Records, 1986) percussion
With Nazareth
Snakes ‘N’ Ladders (Vertigo, 1989) percussion
With Orange Juice
Rip It Up (Polydor, 1982) percussion
With Penguin Café Orchestra
Signs of Life (Editions EG, 1987) shekere, percussion
With Radio Futura
De Un País En Llamas (Ariola, 1985) guest, percussion
With Paul Rutherford
Oh World (Island Records, 1989) percussion
With Sandie Shaw
Hello Angel (Rough Trade, 1988) percussion
With Spargo
Step by Step (Ariola, 1984) percussion
With Steel Pulse
Babylon The Bandit (Elektra, 1985) percussion
With David Sylvian
Secrets of the Beehive (Virgin Records, 1987) percussion
Weatherbox (Virgin, 1989) percussion
Orpheus (Virgin, 1988) percussion
With Talk Talk
In Concert-384 (Island Music, 1986) percussion
With The The
Mind Bomb (Some Bizarre/Epic, 1989) congas, percussion
With Tina Turner
Foreign Affair (Capitol Records, 1989) congas, shaker, percussion
With Marc Ulrich
Ophelia (Marquerite, 1981) percussion
With Vitamin Z
Sharp Stone Rain (Geffen Records, 1989) percussion
With Steve Walsh
Letters of Love (Innervision Records, 1983) percussion
With Wham!
Make It Big (Epic/Columbia, 1984) percussion
Music From the Edge of Heaven (Columbia, 1986) drums, percussion
With Paul Young
Between Two Fires (CBS Records, 1986) percussion
1990s
With Bryan Adams
MTV Unplugged (Live) (A&M Records, 1997) percussion, harmony vocals
On a Day Like Today (A&M Records, 1998) percussion
The Best of Me (A&M, 1999) percussion
With Isabelle Antena
En Cavale (Giant/Rockville Records, 1990) percussion
With Claudio Baglioni
Oltre (Columbia/MSI, 1990) percussion
With Bomb the Bass
Clear (Universal, 1995) percussion
With Miles Bould
Rhythm of Life (HitSound Music Productions, 1992) producer, percussion
With Boy On A Dolphin
Words Inside (Modern, 1993) producer, percussion, background vocals
With Sam Brown
April Moon (A&M Records, 1990) percussion
With Claudia Brucken
Love: and a Million Other Things (Island Records, 1991) percussion
With Beth Nielsen Chapman
Beth Neilsen Chapman (Reprise, 1990) percussion
Greatest Hits (Reprise, 1999) percussion
With Clannad
In a Lifetime: The Ultimate Collection (BMG, 1997) percussion
Legends Of Ireland (Clannad) (Rhino, 1998) percussion
With Beverley Craven
Mixed Emotions (Epic, 1999) percussion
With Crazy Gods Of Endless Noise
Heavy Planet (M&G, 1996) percussion
With Depeche Mode
Ultra (Reprise, 1997) percussion, drums
With Dire Straits
On Every Street (Vertigo/Warner Bros., Records, 1991) percussion
On the Night (Vertigo/Warner Bros., 1993) percussion, background vocals
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (Vertigo, 1998) musician, percussion, background vocals
With Gavin Friday
Shag Tobacco (Island Records, 1996) drums, drums (snare), percussion
With Gota
This Is Acid Jazz: New Voices, Vol. 3 (Gota) (Instinct, 1996) percussion
It’s So Different Here (Instinct, 1997) percussion
Martini Grooves (Gota) (Instinct, 1998) percussion
With Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin (550 Music, 1993) percussion
With Jarabe de Palo
La Flaca (EMI/Parlophone/Warner Music, 1997) percussion
Depende (Parlophone/Virgin, 1998) percussion
With Elton John
Duets (MCA/Rocket Record Company, 1993) percussion
With Brian Kennedy
A Better Man (BMG/RCA, 1996) percussion
With Mark Knopfler
Golden Heart (Vertigo, 1996) percussion, background vocals
With David Koven
Big Boss (EMI, 1991) percussion
With Lighthouse Family
Ocean Drive (A&M/Polydor, 1995) percussion
Postcards From Heaven (Polydor, 1997) percussion
With Londonbeat
In the Blood (Anxious Records/Radioactive, 1990) percussion
Londonbeat (RCA/Anxious Records, 1994) percussion
With John Martyn
The Apprentice (Permanent Records, 1990) percussion, background vocals
Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology (Island, 1995) percussion
With George Michael
Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 (Columbia Records, 1990) percussion
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (Sony, 1998) percussion
Songs from the Last Century (Aegean/Virgin Records, 1999) percussion
With Jimmy Nail
Crocodile Shoes (East West Records, 1994) tambourine, percussion
The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail (East West, 1997) tambourine, percussion
With Heather Nova
Siren (V2, 1998) percussion
With Misty Oldland
Supernatural (Sony, 1994) percussion
With Penguin Café Orchestra
Preludes, Airs & Yodels (EMI, 1997) percussion
With Juan Perro
Raices Al Viento (RCA, 1995) claves, campana
With Pet Shop Boys
Nightlife (Sire, 1999) percussion
With Roberto Pla
Right on Time (Tumi Music, 1996) congas
With Radio Futura
Tierra para Bailar (BMG Ariola, 1992) percussion, background vocals
Memorias del Porvenir (RCA, 1998) percussion
With Andrew Ridgeley
Son of Albert (Columbia Records, 1990) writer, percussion, backing vocals
With Francis Rossi
King of the Doghouse (Virgin, 1996) percussion
With Simply Red
Life (EastWest/Elektra, 1995) percussion
With Enrique Sierra & Los Ventiladores
Mentiras (Animal Tour/Ariola, 1995) percussion
With Peter Smith
Together (Virgin, 1995) percussion
With David Sylvian
God’s Monkey: Retrospective (Virgin, 1993) composer
With Talk Talk
London 1986 (Pond Life, 1999) percussion
With The Associates
Wild and Lonely (Circa/Charisma, 1990) percussion
With The Big Dish
Satellites (EastWest, 1991) percussion
With The The
Solitude (Epic, 1994) percussion
With Tina Turner Simply The Best (Capitol/EMI, 1991) shaker
With Judie Tzuke
Secret Agent (Big Moon Records, 1998) percussion, djembe, talking drum, cymbal, rattle
With Chris White
Shadowdance (Bellaphon Records, 1991) percussion
With Kim Wilde
Love Moves (MCA Records, 1990) percussion
With Antonio Vega
Oceano De Sol (Polygram, 1995) percussion
With Kiko Veneno
Esta Muy Bien Eso Del Carino (Ariola/RCA, 1995) percussion, djembre
Punta Paloma (BMG Music Spain S.A., 1997) percussion
With Jerome von Rossum
Diplomatic Immunity (Irma La Douce, 1998) percussion
With Paul Young
Other Voices (Columbia, 1990) percussion
From Time to Time: The Singles Collection (Columbia, 1991) percussion
With Yo Yo Honey
Voodoo Soul (Jive, 1992) percussion
Various Artists -- Compilation Soundtrack Music from the Motion Picture Twister: The Dark Side of Nature (Mark Knopfler) (Warner Bros.,1996) background vocals
2000s
With A1
The A-List (Columbia, 2000) percussion
A1 (Columbia, 2002) percussion
With Abraham
On the Surface (Jbo/Universal, 2001) photography
With Bryan Adams
Anthology (Polydor, 2005) percussion, harmony vocals
With Amaral
Amaral (EMI, 2000) percussion
Estrella de Mar (Virgin, 2003) percussion
With Isabelle Antena
L’Alphabet du Plaisir: Best of 1982-2005 (LTM/Boutique, 2005) engineer, musician
With Claudio Baglioni
Gli Altri, Tutti Qui (Columbia, 2006) percussion
With Daniel Bedingfield
Gotta Get Through This (Island Records, 2002) percussion
With Dionne Bromfield
Good for the Soul (Island Records, 2011) percussion
With Emma Bunton
Free Me (19 Recordings/Universal, 2005) percussion
With Luz Casal/Luz
Un Mar de Confianza (Hispavox, 2000) drums, percussion
Pequenos, Medianos y Grandes Exitos (Parlophone, 2005) drums, percussion
Un Ramo de Rosas (Parlophone, 2011) percussion
With Clannad
A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology (Rhino, 2002) percussion
The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime (BMG, 2004) percussion
With Randy Crawford
Play Mode (Warner Bros., 2001) percussion
Permanent (Warner Bros., 2001) percussion
With Chris de Burgh
The Road to Freedom (Ferryman Productions, 2004) drums, percussion
A Better World (Rockware, 2016) drums, percussion
With Carlos de France
Vivo Al (V2, 2005) congas, shaker, drums
With Depeche Mode
Remixes 81-04 (Reprise/EMI, 2004) percussion
Remixes 2: 81-11 (Reprise, 2011) percussion
With Dworniak Bone Lapsa
Fingers Pointing at the Moon (Platinum Pursuits Ltd., 2018) drums, percussion, waterphone, background vocals
With Guy Fletcher
Inamorata (Inamo Records, 2008) drums, percussion
Natural Selection (Inamo Records, 2010) drums, percussion
High Roads (Inamo Records, 2016) drums
With Aretha Franklin / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A Brand New Me (Atlantic/Rhino/Warner Bros., 2017) percussion
With David Gilmour
Rattle That Lock (Columbia/Sony Music, 2015) percussion
With Beth Hirsch
Early Days (!K7, 2000) percussion
With Johnny Hallyday
Á la Vie, Á la Mort! (Mercury, 2002) percussion
Á la Vie, Á La Mort! Vol. 2 (Dep/Mercury, 2011) percussion
Blue (Toera, 2000) percussion, co-producer, arranger, composer
With Emmylou Harris / Mark Knopfler
All the Roadrunning (Nonesuch/Warner Bros./ADA, 2006) drums
Real Live Roadrunning (Nonesuch/Warner Bros, 2006) drums
With Emmylou Harris
Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems (Rhino, 2007) drums
With John Illsley / Greg Pearle
Beautiful You (Absolute/Creek Touring & Records, 2008) percussion
With John Illsley
Streets of Heaven (Creek Records, 2010) percussion
With Jarabe de Palo
De Vuelta y Vuelta (EMI Music, 2001) percussion
Grandes Exitos (Parlophone/Warner Music, 2003) percussion
Bonito (DRO, 2003) orchestra
Un Metro Cuadrado 1m2 (WEA Latina/WEA International, 2005) percussion
Completo Incompleto (Parlophone/Virgin/Warner Music, 2005) percussion
Lucha Rock (Parlophone/Warner Music, 2007) percussion
Rock Latino – Vívelo: Jarabe de Palo (Parlophone/Warner Music, 2013) percussion
With Kamal
Mystery Road (New Earth Records, 2000) percussion
With Brian Kennedy
Won’t You Take Me Home…The RCA Years (RCA, 2000) percussion
With Mark Knopfler
Sailing to Philadelphia (Warner Bros., 2000) percussion
A Shot at Glory (Soundtrack) (Mercury Records, 2002) percussion
Kill to Get Crimson (Warner Bros., 2007) drums, percussion
Get Lucky (Warner Bros., 2009) drums
Down the Road Wherever (Blue Note/Virgin EMI, 2018) percussion
With Mark Knox
Places (Dreambox Media, 2007) drum loop
With Legacy
3 Chord Trick (Forward Music Italy, 2017) percussion, vocals
With Lighthouse Family
Whatever Gets You Through The Day (Polydor, 2001) percussion
With Los Pacaminos
Los Pacaminos (2002) percussion, additional music
With John Martyn
Mad Dog Days (Shakedown Records, 2004) percussion, background vocals
Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival (Strange Fruit, 2004) percussion
Remembering John Martyn (Secret Records Limited, 2012) percussion, background vocals
With George Michael
Symphonica (Aegean/Virgin EMI, 2014) percussion
With Liza Minelli
Results/Visible Results - Bonus Tracks (MSI/Sony, 2005) percussion
With Penguin Café Orchestra
A Brief History (Virgin, 2002) musician
With Pet Shop Boys
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk (2000) percussion
Mini (Phantom Import Distribution, 2000) percussion
With Pink Floyd
The Later Years 1987-2019 (Sony Music, 2019) percussion
The Later Years 1987-2019 (Highlights) (Legacy/Sony Music, 2019) percussion
With Pulp
We Love Life (Island, 2001) percussion
With Pushmipulyu
133 Thursdays (Interchill Records, 2007) percussion
With Rhythms del Mundo
Rhythms del Mundo Cuba (Hip-O, 2006) percussion
Classics (Universal, 2009) percussion
Rhythms Del Mundo Revival (AiS/Universal, 2010) percussion
With Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Piratespace (Sputnikworld Records, 2001) percussion
With Steel Pulse
Ultimate Collection (Hip-O, 2000) percussion
With David Sylvian
Everything and Nothing (Virgin, 2000) composer, percussion
Camphor (EMI, 2002) percussion
With The The
London Town 1983-1993 (Sony Music, 2002) congas, percussion
With Tunde
Tunde (BMG International, 2004) percussion
With Tina Turner
What’s Love Got To Do With It/Foreign Affair (Parlophone, 2010) congas, percussion, rattle, shaker
With Kiko Veneno
La familia pollo (BMG Music Spain, S.A., 2005) batería
Various Artists (Compilation) Heart of Innocence (Valley Entertainment VLT, 2004) percussion
Various Artists (Compilation) Smooth FM: Feel Good Favorites (Freedom!’90) (Sony Music, 2019) percussion
2020s
With Michael Ball / Alfie Boe
Together in Vegas (Decca, 2022) percussion
With Depeche Mode
MODE (Sony, 2020) percussion
With Dire Straits
Live 1978-1992 (Mercury, 2023) percussion, background vocals
With Guy Fletcher
Anomaly (Inamo Records, 2022) percussion, vocals, background vocals
With Trevor Horn
Echoes: Ancient and Modern (Universal/Deutsche Grammophon, 2024) percussion
With Mark Knopfler
The Studio Albums 1996-2007 (Universal, 2021) drums, percussion, background vocals
The Studio Albums 2009-2018 (Universal, 2022) drums, percussion, background vocals
Cinematic Knopfler (Universal, 2022) percussion
True Love (Universal, 2023) drums, percussion, tambourine
One Deep River (EMI, 2024) percussion
The Boy (EP) (British Grove Records/EMI, 2024) percussion
Unplugged (EP) (Universal, 2024) percussion
People… (EP) (Universal, 2024) percussion
…And Places (EP) (Universal, 2024) percussion, drums, background vocals
Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes Going Home (Theme from Local Hero) (BMG, 2024) musician, percussion
With George Michael
Careless Whisper (EP) (Sony Music, 2024) percussion
With Simply Red
Remixed, Vol. 1: 1985-2000 (Rhino/Warner Bros., 2021) percussion
With The The
Ensoulment (Cinéola/Ear Music, 2024) percussion, handclaps
With Bill Wyman
Drive My Car (BMG, 2024) congas, shaker, tambourine, percussion
Various Artists (Compilation) Verdens Bedste Duetter (Sony, 2016) percussion
Various Artists (Compilation) Viaje A 1993 (Universal, 2021) percussion, background vocals
Various Artists (Compilation) Now That’s What I Call Pride (George Michael) (Now Music, 2022) percussion
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dire Straits Timeline. 10 May 1991 entry. Retrieved 31 October 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 >Danny Cummings: About. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fletcher, Guy (17 August 2019) 2019 North American Tour Diary: Philadelphia. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ Stone, David (29 May 2002). https://www.gsarchive.net/whowaswho/C/CummingsLiam.htm The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: The D'Oyly Care Opera Company Who Was Who. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Grant, Damon and Torres, Marcos. Discussions in Percussion Podcast #173: Danny Cummings. Original broadcast 20 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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