James Kottak

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James Kottak

dr, bvoc, *1962 US, Louisville, Kentucky
Musician of Rock
A.k.a. Jimmy Ratchitt

James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American drummer for the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. As of 2015, he is their all-time longest-standing drummer, surpassing Herman Rarebell, who spent 18 years in the band.He also played with guitarist Michael Lee Firkins.He also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK. He was married to Athena Lee, rocker Tommy Lee's younger sister, who is also a drummer and was a fellow member of Kottak. The couple has three children; one girl, Tobi, and two boys, Miles and Matthew.

Instruments

Drums
Backing Vocals
Vocals

Genres

Rock
Pop
Spoken Word

Plays With

A New Revenge

Kingdom Come

Montrose

Scorpions

Warrant

Wild Horses

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

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Discogs

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Acknowledgements

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