On drums include: my dad, Jerry Allison, Buddy Harman, DJ, Earl Palmer, Dickie Harrel, Willie Cantu, Papa Jo Jones, Krupa, Hal Blaine, Mel Taylor, Ringo, Gene Chrisman, Larry Londin, Jerry Carrigan, Style Scott, Carlton Barrett, Sly Dunbar, Funk Bro.s, and many more whose names are known and those who are anonymous but put the beat on the many 45's, cd's, under and overground radio hits from the 20's thru the 2000's. Lisa Pankratz uses PRO MARK drumsticks.
Drummer Lisa Pankratz was born in Austin and raised in Dripping Springs, TX. While still in high school she began performing with her father’s reggae band I-TEX and appeared on Austin City Limits with a reunited version of her uncle's band, Greezy Wheels. She also began to meet and play with other young musicians who were on fire for rockabilly, R&B, swing and honky-tonk. Lisa left Austin long enough to earn a BA in English Literature from Rice University in Houston. After this she moved back home and turned her attention exclusively to drumming. When she began touring with legendary Dallas rock and roller Ronnie Dawson in the early 1990’s she found a musical soul mate and established a national reputation as both a solid and exciting drummer.
Back home she landed consistently in music poll lists of top drummers and was sought out by acts who wanted their country to shuffle with soul and their rock to have some swing in the beat. Some of the artists who have called on Lisa's versatile drumming skills include Ronnie Dawson, The Derailers, Rosie Flores, Robbie Fulkes, Toni Price, Dale Watson, Deke Dickerson, Marti Brom, Roger Wallace, Bill Kirchen, Billy Joe Shaver, Hayes Carll and Dave Alvin. She has performed on Austin City Limits, the Conan O'Brien show, the Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall as well as many festivals and pubs across the USA and Europe. Lisa has incorporated singing and songwriting into her repertoire in recent years. Susanna Van Tassel and Marti Brom have both recorded original songs penned by Pankratz. She is married to bassist Brad Fordham and, when not on tour, remains one of the busiest musicians in Austin.
"...arguably the only roots rock drummer who has mastered the country technique of being simultaneously right there and barely noticeable..."
John Morthland, Texas Monthly Magazine.
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Hey Lisa, we saw you on The Travel Channel a couple of months ago. We were watching Samantha Brown's show and she was in Austin. There was a band playing behind her and we said "Hey that' Lisa!" It was so cool. Hope to see you play soon. Miss ya.
Oh, thank you, Lisa! You play drums, you love Moon, Topper, Earl (the biggest in his field). You play with Dave Alvin (do love the Blasters and Dave's songwriting - and Bill Bateman drumming). So I couldn't love your way: Intro fill/break of the surf tune is great (I'll copy it ;-); The fills and accents in the punkish "whips and furs" are really wild: a perfect mix of Topper Headon and Moon; "Rockin' Bones" has some Baby Dodds/Chick Webb alike in it :0)
It'll not be easy, but I hope to see you on stage someday.
hey Lisa...just heard about Amy this weekend...gonna try to make the trip to Austin on Wednesday. very sad to hear. you may not remember, but my band opened for you at the Coach House in SoCal a few months back and it was so nice meeting all of you. we'll all miss her... hope to see u at the Continental Club...u keep rockin in the mean time! ~Duston
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