(1945-09-05) 5 September 1945 (age 78) Middlesex, England
Genres
Rock, hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)
Drums and percussion
Years active
1961–present
Website
mickunderwoodsgloryroad.com
Musical artist
Michael John Underwood (born 5 September 1945) is an English drummer. He first played drums at the age of 14 and was a professional musician by the time he left school.
Underwood has collaborated with a number of notable musicians and groups, including Jet Harris, The Outlaws (with Ritchie Blackmore), The Herd (with Peter Frampton), Episode Six (with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover), Quatermass (with John Gustafson) and Gillan (again with Gillan). He is currently the drummer for Mick Underwood's Glory Road.
Gillan (again with Gillan). He is currently the drummer for MickUnderwood's Glory Road. Underwood was born in Middlesex. At the age of 14 he was given his...
left the band and was replaced first by John Kerrison, then by MickUnderwood. Underwood had previously played in The Outlaws with Ritchie Blackmore, and...
photographer Mick Rock. Strapps toured with Deep Purple and Ian Gillan Band, and have recorded four albums. Strapps came to being when drummer MickUnderwood met...
three-piece band called Peace. Alongside bassist Stewart McDonald and drummer MickUnderwood, Rodgers played guitar and sang lead vocals. Peace supported Mott the...
the UK without achieving any great commercial success. Six's drummer MickUnderwood – an old comrade of Blackmore's from his days in the Outlaws – introduced...
Wild Ones or the Wild Boys) featured Ritchie Blackmore and others. MickUnderwood, Chas Hodges, Blackmore, and others performed on "Just Like Eddie" as...
backing band for Mike Berry, forming the Outlaws. The line up included MickUnderwood, later drummer in heavy rock act, Gillan and were later joined by lead...
post-Free group, Peace, which included bassist Stewart McDonald and drummer MickUnderwood. The original intention was to include the version of Travelling Man...
Blackmore asked his former bandmate, drummer MickUnderwood, to see if he knew a suitable singer. Underwood suggested his Episode Six bandmate Ian Gillan...
itself The Good Old Boys (1985–present). In the mid-1990s, drummer MickUnderwood invited Simper to become part of the reactivated Quatermass, which had...
Torme - Guitar. John McCoy - Bass guitar. Colin Towns - Keyboards. MickUnderwood - Drums. The Glory Years at AllMusic. Retrieved 00:34, 3 May 2021 (UTC)...
Olson starred as Mackenzie "Mickey" Molng in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017–2018) and as Cricket Melfi in the Quibi comedy series Flipped (2020)...