Paul Whaley

Paul Whaley
Genres	Heavy metal, blues rock, hard rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion

Paul Whaley (born January 14, 1946) is an American drummer best known as the drummer for rock band Blue Cheer. He was the son of country music singer Paul Whaley Sr. He grew up in the towns of Vallejo and Winters California. He played drums with a Davis, California band called the Oxford Circle. Whaley is credited on the Oxford Circle album Live at the Avalon 1966. When he left the Oxford Circle to join Blue Cheer in 1967, the former band dissolved. He was the longest-standing member in Blue Cheer other than founder Dickie Peterson in the band when it broke up in late 2009, following Peterson's death at age 63.

Discography

Main article: Blue Cheer § Discography

With Oxford Circle:

Singles

• Foolish Woman/Mind Destruction" (World United 002, January 1966)

Albums

• Nuggets from California: Live at the Avalon 1966 (Big Beat, 1997)

With Blue Cheer:

Singles

• "Summertime Blues" b/w "Out Of Focus" (From the album Vincebus Eruptum)
• "Just a Little Bit" b/w "Gypsy Ball" (From the album Vincebus Eruptum)
• "Feathers From Your Tree" b/w "Sun Cycle" (From the album Outsideinside)
• "The Hunter" b/w "Come And Get It" (From the album Outsideinside)

Albums

• Vincebus Eruptum (1968)
• Outsideinside (1968)
• New! Improved! (1969)
• The Beast Is Back (1984)
• Highlights and Lowlives (1990)
• Dining with the Sharks (1991)
• What Doesn't Kill You... (2007)
• 7 (Finish in 1979) (2012; ShroomAngel Records)