WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — Aaron Spears, a Grammy-nominated drummer who carried out with artists comparable to Usher, Stewart Copeland, and Ariana Grande, has died. He was 47.
His demise was introduced on his official social media by his spouse Jessica.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart and overwhelming disappointment that I share the information of the passing of my beloved husband Aaron Swears. Aaron was not solely an extremely completed drummer, admired by many for his uparalleled expertise and fervour for music, however he was additionally a loyal father to our treasured son, August.”
The assertion didn’t present any further particulars a few time, place, or reason for demise, or any of his different survivors.
Spears, who hailed from a musical household, first started taking part in the drums in his highschool band, impressed by musicians comparable to his father, who was additionally a percussionist, and artists comparable to Vinnie Collaiuta.
In his early 20s, he turned the drummer for a Christian band however quickly moved to secular music, touchdown a job in Usher’s Funk Rock Orchestra, incomes a Grammy nomination in 2004 for “Confessions.”
His tenure with Usher additionally noticed Spears carry out throughout each Usher and James Brown’s look on the 2005 Grammy Awards.
He additionally carried out with artists comparable to Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Girl Gaga, Lil Wayne, Carrie Underwood, and Britney Spears, amongst others.
Extra not too long ago, Spears served as the home drummer on the pilot episode of NBC’s Songland (2019) and the music coordinator and drummer for season three of Fox’s hit TV present, The Masked Singer.
