Mike Baird (musician)

Mike Baird
Birth name	Michael Gary Baird
Born	May 18, 1951 South Gate, California
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Instruments	Drums

Michael Gary 'Mike' Baird (born May 18, 1951 in South Gate, California^[1]) is an American drummer. He has played drums for Vasco Rossi, Billy Idol,^[2] Hall and Oates, Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer, Riverdogs, Animotion, Richard Marx, Michael Bolton, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, Kenny Loggins, Yumi Matsutoya, Juice Newton, and Prism. He was a touring drummer for Journey on their tour for the Raised on Radio album.

Partial discography

With Hall & Oates

• Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)

With Jamie Owens

• Growing Pains (1975)

With Airborne

• Airborne (1979)

With Airplay

• Airplay (1980)

With Cherie & Marie Currie

• Messin' with the Boys (1980)
• Messin' with the Boys (re-released, 1997)
• Young and Wild (1998)

With Rick Springfield

• Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982)
• Living in Oz (1983)
• Hard to Hold (Soundtrack) (1984)
• Tao (1985)

With Van Stephenson

• Righteous Anger (1984)
• Suspicious Heart (1986)

With Eddie Money

• Can't Hold Back (1986)
• Nothing to Lose (1988)
• Right Here (1991)

With Riverdogs

• Riverdogs (1988)

With Richard Marx

• Repeat Offender (1989)

With Billy Idol

• Charmed Life (1990)

With I-Ten

• Taking a cold look (1983)

With Yumi Matsutoya

• The 14th Moon (1976)

With Prism

• Beat Street (1983)

References

1. California Birth Index, 1905–1995 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.), 2005.
2. Strong, Martin Charles (2006). The essential rock discography. Open City Books. pp. 522–523. ISBN 978-1-84195-860-6. Retrieved June 1, 2010.