Peter DePoe

Peter DePoe (also known as Last Walking Bear) is a Native American rock musician who is perhaps best-known as the drummer for the Native American band Redbone. Born in Neah Bay, Washington in 1943, his tribal descents are Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Chippewa, Siletz, Rogue River Tututni and Iroquois. DePoe is also of French and German descent. He first became Redbone's drummer in 1969. He was credited with developing a style of drumming known as "King Kong". In 1972, following the death of his father, he left the group. The band replaced him with Arturo Perez, and then with Redbone bandmate Tony Bellamy's Filipino-Mexican American cousin, Butch Rillera.

Contents

• Honor Song for Pete DePoe world famous Redbone drummer returning home
• Discography
• References

Discography

Ron Buford - Deep Soul Pt. 1 & 2 - Camelot Studios - 1962

Mr. Clean and the Cleansers - 1964

Jimmy McCracklin - The Stinger Man (LP, Album) Minit LP-24017 1969

Redbone - Potlatch Epic 1970

Redbone - Redbone Epic 1970

Redbone - Message From A Drum Epic 1971

Power (Prelude To A Means) (as Peter O. DePoe)

Redbone - Already Here (LP, Album) Epic, Epic, Epic EPC 65072, S EPC 65072, KE 31598 1972

Trafton - Traffic Jam (CD, Album) Rose Records (2), Rose Records (2) #208, ROSE208 1990

Take It Easy Various - WTNG 89.9 FM: Solid Bronze (LP, Comp, Ltd) Numero Group, Numbero NBR-002 2012

Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street - EMI- 1972

Redbone - Wovoka Epic 1973

Redbone - Come And Get Your Redbone / The Best Of Redbone Epic 1975

Jimmy Ford - Harlan County (Sundown/White Whale Records JHS-1002), 1969

Brenda Patterson - Keep On Keepin On 1970 - Epic Records

Writing & Arrangement:

Things Go Better... (as P. DePoe)

23rd And Mad (as P. DePoe)

Intro for Chant 13th Hour - Redbone

Cisco's Ride Home (as P. DePoe)