Wild mick brown biography

American drummer

Musical artist

Michael J. Brown (born September 8, 1956), also known as "Wild" Mick Brown, is an American retired drummer who played in the rock bands Dokken, Lynch Mob, The End Machine, and Xciter, as well as in Ted Nugent's band.

Early life

Brown was born in San Mateo County, California, on September 8, 1956, and began playing drums at age eight when on his birthday he took his first drum lesson from Mickey Hart (who three years later joined The Grateful Dead).^[1]

Career

Dokken

Brown joined Dokken in 1981.

He replaced Gary Holland, who left Dokken to join Dante Fox and later Great White.

Wild mick brown drums

Before that, Brown played drums in The Boyz (1975–1977) and then in Xciter (1977–1981). Both bands also featured future Dokken bandmate George Lynch. He sang vocals on the track "Tooth and Nail" on Dokken's live acoustic album One Live Night, released in 1995 Apart from Don Dokken, Brown was the only person to appear on ever