Born in Los Angeles in 1952, I had the tremendous blessing due to the foresight of my parents, Joy and Lee V. Holman, to grow up in the thriving music and art environment of Mill Valley, California. I always had the affinity to play the Trap Drums. After dabbling, ineffectively in the ultimate percussion Instrument, (the Piano), and trying to muster the Embouchure for the Trumpet, (under the tutelage of My Stepfather, Byron Berry, renown San Francisco Bay Jazz player), I finally relentlessly beat on the pots and pans in our kitchen until Byron and my Mother, Joy, bought me a 

     They promised me a Drum Set if I would take lessons and show some discipline, so I dutifully went across the street to ask the advice of Gene Riddle, one of Byron’s cronies and a Jazz Drummer himself. Gene showed me how to set up the drum set and loaned me some spare drums, parts and a Funky old Cymbal. Only problem was, even though I am right handed, when Gene showed me how to set up the Trap’s I mirrored him and put everything on the opposite side as though I was left handed. Years later, when I finally started taking Drum Lessons from top Bay Area Instructor, Chuck Brown, Chuck paced around a little, scratched his head and asked me if I was left handed. When I told him I was right handed he shrugged his shoulders and said, “Oh Well, too late now”! I had the tremendous boon of beginning to work almost immediately playing in 1964 at the age of 14 with The Old Gray Zipper. Ralph J. Gleason, in his book called, “THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE TAKES OFF,” listed us as one of the “Original 100 Psychedelic Bands, (I also played with another of the Bands mentioned in the book- The Ugly Harpies).

     By 1964 Byron and Joy bought me a three piece, Gold Sparkle, Ludwig Super Classic set to go with my snare drum. What was really in at the Time with some of the other Drummers in Mill

  Valley like Frank Foise, Pete Miller and Bill Gibson was that same Ludwig set only in Silver sparkle. I don’t want to say that I was disappointed but I promptly took my set down to The Tamalpais High School Wood shop and peeled off the plastic and refinished the “Natural Wood” Mahogany. This “Natural Wood” fiinish became the standard for many Drum companies by the ‘ 70’s.

     I was always playing in different Bands throughout the years including: The Dan Hayes Blues Band, Muskadine, Hub City, Sweet Rush, The Blue Rockers, Amicus and Juke Joint to name a few. I had always done a little singing and around the end of the 90’s I started to dabble a little in Guitar to accompany myself: because in a stagnant music scene the Drummer is always the first to go and I wanted to continue performing at some level.

     When people ask me to describe my Music I tell ‘em it’s “RHYTHM and BLISS” music. So sit back, listen and enjoy the music of Larry Lee Holman and Rhythm Method. Let us know what you think!

     Bellow are a couple of recent photos. Here is a shot of Larry Lee playing live at The Sweetwater in Mill Valley, CA.

                         

This one with Larry Lee on drums is a promo shot, as can be seen on the back cover of his CD.                                  

  And finally, a recent shot of Larry Lee on beverage.