Brie Howard-Darling

Brie Howard-Darling (also known and credited as Brie Darling, Brie Howard, Brie Brandt, and Brie Berry) is an American drummer, singer, percussionist, songwriter, artist, cake designer, and actress of Filipino and European descent. She has recorded with such recording artists as Carole King, Ringo Starr, ELO, Keith Moon, The Temptations, Jimmy Buffett, Melissa Manchester, Janiva Magness, and Glen Campbell. She has toured extensively with Martin Mull, Kiki Dee, Jack Wagner, Bruce Willis, Robert Palmer, Carole King, Jimmy Buffett, Robbie Nevil, and Duran Duran. She has been a band member of Fanny, American Girls, Boxing Gandhis, Fanny Walked The Earth, and Cherie Currie & Brie Darling.[1]

Brie Howard-Darling
Howard-Darling in 2017
Born
Maria Berry

(1949-08-09) August 9, 1949
Stockton, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Musician
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Artist
  • Cake Designer
  • Actress
Years active1964–present
Spouse(s)
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    (m. after 1993)​
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      (m. 1974; div. 1978)​
        Mike Brandt
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        (m. 1967; div. 1972)​
        ChildrenBrandi Brandt
        Musical career
        Genres
        Instruments
        • Drums
        • Vocals
        • Percussion
        Labels
        Associated acts
        Websitewww.briedarling.com

        Early life

        Howard-Darling was born (August 9, 1949) in Stockton, California and raised in Folsom, California, a suburb of Sacramento, California to parents Elmo Robert Berry and Angeles Calamaya. Darling is a 6th generation Californian. She began performing professionally at fourteen years old with the band, The Kee-Notes, and became a member of the Sacramento Musician's Union in 1964. In 1965 the band recorded three songs for Esar Records, making Darling one of the first female rock drummers to record rock music. She credits her younger and older brothers as her greatest early influences, as they were both musicians, and there was a drum kit in their living room where she could practice. In 1966, she joined the all-female Sacramento band The Svelts, which would later evolve into Fanny, becoming the first all-woman band to be signed to a major record label to record a full album.

        In 1967, Howard-Darling married Mike Brandt. She gave birth to her daughter Brandi Brandt in 1968.

        Career

        Fanny

        Howard-Darling joined former band members in Los Angeles in 1970, forming a short-lived lineup of the all-female band Fanny as the lead singer. A decision was made to change the number of band members from five members to four creating more of a Fab Four image. She left the band and pursued other musical ventures.

        Howard-Darling rejoined Fanny in 1974, recording Rock and Roll Survivors released on Casablanca Records. The first single, "I've Had It" reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Their second single, Butter Boy,[3] spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #29 on April 5, 1975. Fanny was the first all-woman rock band to release an album on a major label. After a U.S. tour promoting the album, Darling (Brie Howard) left the band.

        David Bowie said of Fanny in 1999 to Rolling Stone:[4]

        They were one of the finest ... rock bands of their time. They were extraordinary: They wrote everything ... they were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody's ever mentioned them. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time.

        In 2018, original band members Jean Millington (bass), June Millington (lead guitar), and Howard-Darling reunited as Fanny Walked the Earth, releasing an eponymous album, their first recording together in more than 40 years.[5] It features several female musicians who have credited Fanny with helping open the door for them decades ago, among them the Runaways’ Cherie Currie, the Go-Go's Kathy Valentine, the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, Vicki and Debbi Peterson, veteran rock singer and musician Genya Ravan and former Fanny member Patti Quatro, the sister of Suzi Quatro.

        American Girls

        American Girls (band) were an American all-female band based in California, United States.[6] The band consisted of Howard-Darling (vocals, drums, percussion), Hilary Shepard (vocals, percussion), DB Tressler (guitar), Miiko Watanabe (bass, backing vocals) and Teresa James (keyboards, backing vocals). Original members included Louise Goffin (rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals) and Daryl Hannah (keyboards).

        American Girls released one album, in 1986 titled American Girls. The video for their single "American Girl" received some airplay on MTV. Their song "Androgynous" appeared in the 1986 film Tough Guys and the song "American Girl" appeared on the soundtrack for Out of Bounds. They also opened for The Lords of the New Church on 1986 tour dates.

        Miles Copeland III (brother of the Police's Stewart Copeland) was the band's manager.[7]

        Touring drummer, percussionist and vocalist

        Aside from Howard-Darling's own music projects and bands, she has toured extensively with other successful recording artists, most notably with Carole King, Jimmy Buffett and Robert Palmer. Starting in 1990, she toured with King as a percussionist and vocalist for five years in the U.S. and internationally. Darling performed with Jimmy Buffett on five tours over a span of five years and with Robert Palmer for two U.S. tours and one international tour.[8]

        Boxing Gandhis

        Howard-Darling and her husband, Dave Darling are the founders of Boxing Gandhis which was signed to the record label, Mesa Blue Moon in 1993. The band has recorded three albums. They climbed the charts with a #5 hit on the Billboard Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) charts with the song, If You Love Me (Why Am I Dyin') off their debut album after touring the US as opening act for the Dave Matthews Band and Big Head Todd and the Monsters.[9] The song's music video also garnered a Billboard Music Award for "Video of the Year" which was directed by Brian Lockwood (director). If You Love Me (Why Am I Dyin') was featured in Episode 3 of the 2011 season of the HBO Original Series True Blood.[10]

        • Boxing Gandhis (1994, Mesa Records)
        • Howard (1996, Atlantic Records)
        • Culture War (2019, Blue Elan Records)

        Fanny Walked The Earth

        In 2016, Howard-Darling joined a live performance by her former Fanny bandmates June and Jean Millington. This inspired the formation of a new band called Fanny Walked the Earth. An album of all-new songs with the same title was released in March 2018. The album marks the first time June, Jean, and Brie all recorded at the same time in over 40 years.[11][12]

        Cherie Currie and Brie Darling

        Currie and Howard-Darling (credited as Brie Darling) recorded The Motivator, a full-length album that was released on August 2, 2019 on Blue Elan Records.[13]

        Filmography

        Acting

        Music Videos and Television Appearances

        Howard-Darling has performed with a variety of recording artists on television shows such as American Bandstand, Soul Train, The David Letterman Show, The Tonight Show, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, The Midnight Special, The Joan Rivers Show, and The Mike Douglas Show.

        • 1986 - Robbie Nevil - "C'est la Vie" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals - MTV Music Video Award - Best Cinematography
        • 1986 - Robbie Nevil - "Wot's It To Ya" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1986 - Robbie Nevil - "Dominoes" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1986 - Robbie Nevil - "Just Like You" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1987 - Denise Williams - "Never Say Never" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1987 - Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1990 - Natalie Cole - "Wild Women Do" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1990 - Carole King - In Concert Televised Concert - Percussion and Vocals
        • 1993 - Boxing Gandhis - "If You Love Me (Why Am I Dyin')" - Music Video - Percussion and Vocals - VH1 Music Award
        • 1993 - Culture Clash TV Series - Band Member
        • 2000 - Don't Forget Your Toothbrush - Band Member
        • 2017 - Women of Rock Oral History Project at the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

        Nightline - Michael Jackson Thriller Album

        "Nightline", a song co-written by Howard-Darling, Glen Ballard and Davey Faragher, was recorded by Michael Jackson and slated to be released on Michael Jackson's Thriller album in 1983 but was pulled before the release. The song had been recently recorded and released by Randy Crawford, The Pointer Sisters, and Ellen Foley.[14]

        Brie Darling Cakes

        Howard-Darling began creating artistic cakes in 2010. Darling invented the process of baking leopard print cakes.

        Cake Wars

        In 2016 she and her granddaughter, Storm Sixx, won 1st place and $10,000 as contestants in Season 2 of the Food Network's Cake Wars where four bakers face off to have their cakes featured in a special event. [15][16]

        Discography
        Year Album Artist Credit
        2019 The Motivator Cherie Currie & Brie Darling Drums, Percussion, Vocals, and Composer
        Culture War Boxing Gandhis Drums, Vocals, Composer
        2018 Fanny Walked The Earth Fanny Walked The Earth Composer, Drums, Vocals, Artwork
        All The Time The Temptations Percussion
        Love Is An Army Janiva Magness Percussion
        2016 Love Wins Again Janiva Magness Percussion, Vocals
        2014 Original Janiva Magness Percussion, Vocals
        2013 See You There Glen Campbell Percussion
        2012 Stronger For It Janiva Magness Percussion
        2008 What Love Will Do Janiva Magness Percussion, Vocals
        2003 Use What You Got Janiva Magness Percussion, Vocals
        2000 Diet For A New America 58 Vocals
        1998 Sounds Of Wood and Steel Percussion
        What You See Is What You Get: The Very Best Of Precious Metal Precious Metal Vocals
        1996 Howard Boxing Gandhis Composer, Vocals, Percussion
        1994 Boxing Gandhis Boxing Gandhis Composer, Vocals, Percussion
        In Concert Carole King Percussion, Vocals
        1993 Another Breath Ellen Foley Composer
        1992 Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads Jimmy Buffett Percussion, Vocals
        Dead Flowers Edan Vocals, Choir
        1990 Son Of Albert Albert Ridgeley Vocals
        Holes In The Heavens Warpipes Vocals
        Feeding Frenzy Jimmy Buffett Vocals
        Arachnophobia (film) Original Soundtrack Percussion
        1987 Don't Give Up Your Day Job Jack Wagner Vocals
        1986 American Girls American Girls Composer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals
        1985 Don't Give Up Your Day Job Jack Wagner Vocals
        1983 Another Breath Ellen Foley Composer
        Break Out Pointer Sisters Composer
        Nightline Randy Crawford Composer
        1982 Let Me Rock You Peter Criss Composer
        1978 It's In Everyone One Of Us Mary Travers Vocals
        Portrait Lynda Carter Vocals
        1977 Ringo The 4th Ringo Starr Vocals
        Victory In Rock City Roderick Falconer Vocals
        Singin' Melissa Manchester Vocals
        1976 Help Is On The Way Melissa Manchester Vocals
        Gino Cunico Gino Cunico Vocals
        A New World Record ELO Vocals
        It's In Every One Of Us David Pomeranz Vocals
        1975 Melissa Melissa Manchester Vocals
        Rock and Roll Survivors Fanny Drums, Vocals
        Two Sides Of The Moon Keith Moon Vocals
        1974 James Newton Howard James Newton Howard Drums
        1972 Earthquire Earthquire Vocals
        1965 "Quit Changing Your Mind"/"Please Don't Tell Me No" (Singles) The Kee-Notes Drums, Vocals

        References
        1. "All Music - Credits".
        2. "Fanny". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
        3. "Billboard Music Charts - Fanny - Butter Boy - April 5, 1975 - Peak Position #29".
        4. Danton, Eric R. (March 16, 2018). "Fanny Lives Inside The Return Of The Pioneering All Female Rock Band". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
        5. "LA Times - Fanny Walked the Earth reunites trail-blazing female rock band - February 28, 2018 - Written by Randy Lewis".
        6. Golstein, Patrick (27 July 1986). Pop Eye, Los Angeles Times
        7. "UNLV Libraries Digital Collections: Rebel Yell, 1986-04-08". digital.library.unlv.edu. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
        8. "Buffett World - 1990 Jimmy's Jump Up! Tour".
        9. "Billboard Magazine – Atlantic is in Boxing Gandhis corner – August 24, 1996". August 24, 1996.
        10. "Houston Press – True Blood: Boxing Gandhis and other possibilities – Jeff Rouner – July 11, 2011".
        11. Giles, Jeff (2018). "Rock Pioneers Fanny Return with a New Album and a New Name". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
        12. Powers, Ann (February 14, 2018). "Songs We Love: Fanny Walked The Earth, 'Lured Away'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
        13. "Modern Drummer - Brie Darling of Cherie Currie, Fanny, and Boxing Gandhis - June 2019".
        14. Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track - Co-writer Brie Howard. ISBN 9781788401234.
        15. "Brie Howard Darling - From Rock Star To Cake Diva - Interview by Joe Montague published January 12, 2016".
        16. "Cake Wars - Cooking Channel TV - Chocolate Surprise Stripe Cake - Courtesy Brie Howard".
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