CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Eric Darken - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"ef0e129c-5aaf-453c-939a-19dc1e227229","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Eric_Darken","wgTitle":"Eric Darken","wgCurRevisionId":1252676896,"wgRevisionId":1252676896,"wgArticleId":55670431,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Use American English from September 2022","All Wikipedia articles written in American English","Use mdy dates from September 2022","Articles with short description","Short description matches Wikidata","Short description is different from Wikidata","Articles with hCards","Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia","Year of birth missing (living people)","Living people","American rock drummers","American session musicians","20th-century American drummers", "American male drummers","21st-century American drummers","Coral Reefer Band members","20th-century American male musicians","21st-century American male musicians"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Eric_Darken","wgRelevantArticleId":55670431,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage", "wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q42666408","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=[ "ext.cite.ux-enhancements","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.5"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Eric Darken - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Darken"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Darken"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Eric_Darken rootpage-Eric_Darken skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Eric+Darken" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Eric+Darken" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Eric+Darken" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Eric+Darken" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Biography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Biography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Biography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Biography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Discography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Discography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Solo_albums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Solo_albums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Solo albums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Solo_albums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-With_The_Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#With_The_Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>With The Players</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-With_The_Players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Also_appears_on" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Also_appears_on"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Also appears on</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Also_appears_on-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1991–1999" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1991–1999"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>1991–1999</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1991–1999-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000–2002" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000–2002"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.2</span> <span>2000–2002</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000–2002-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2003–2004" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2003–2004"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.3</span> <span>2003–2004</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2003–2004-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005–2006" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005–2006"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.4</span> <span>2005–2006</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005–2006-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007–2009" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2007–2009"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.5</span> <span>2007–2009</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2007–2009-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010–2012" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–2012"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.6</span> <span>2010–2012</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–2012-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–2014" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–2014"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.7</span> <span>2013–2014</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–2014-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015–present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015–present"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.8</span> <span>2015–present</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015–present-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Eric Darken</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 2 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-2" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">2 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86" title="اریک دارکن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اریک دارکن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Darken" title="Eric Darken – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Eric Darken" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q42666408#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Darken" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Eric_Darken" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Darken"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Darken"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Eric_Darken" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Eric_Darken" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&oldid=1252676896" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Eric_Darken&id=1252676896&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEric_Darken"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEric_Darken"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Eric_Darken&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q42666408" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American percussionist</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">Eric Darken</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Musician</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note">Percussion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1991–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ericdarken.com">ericdarken<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Eric A. Darken</b> is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended <a href="/wiki/Brevard_College" title="Brevard College">Brevard College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brevard,_North_Carolina" title="Brevard, North Carolina">Brevard, North Carolina</a>, then transferred to <a href="/wiki/Oral_Roberts_University" title="Oral Roberts University">Oral Roberts University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa, Oklahoma</a>. Darken was also a part of the ORTV Richard Roberts television show.<sup id="cite_ref-ED-playmusic-2012_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED-playmusic-2012-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darken has participated in recording sessions for <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jewel_(singer)" title="Jewel (singer)">Jewel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Bryan" title="Luke Bryan">Luke Bryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darius_Rucker" title="Darius Rucker">Darius Rucker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ED-swift-2017_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED-swift-2017-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darken has toured in support of <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Grant" title="Amy Grant">Amy Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faith_Hill" title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Take_6" title="Take 6">Take 6</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Seger" title="Bob Seger">Bob Seger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ED-vintage-2007_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED-vintage-2007-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darken toured with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a> and The <a href="/wiki/Coral_Reefer_Band" title="Coral Reefer Band">Coral Reefer Band</a> up until Buffett’s death in September 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-ED-tribune-2016_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED-tribune-2016-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darken has written underscores for TV shows, including <a href="/wiki/Dateline_NBC" title="Dateline NBC">Dateline NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/20/20_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="20/20 (U.S. TV series)">20/20</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>, and <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)">National Geographic</a>, and for the film, <a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Four:_Rise_of_the_Silver_Surfer" title="Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer">Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer</a>. </p><p>Darken created percussion samples and loops for various digital collections, including the Organic Percussion library of samples, loops, and presets, and the Eric Darken collection for Discrete Drums.<sup id="cite_ref-ED-emusician-2006_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED-emusician-2006-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Darken won an <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music" title="Academy of Country Music">Academy of Country Music</a> award for Musician of the Year in the "Specialty Instrument" category.<sup id="cite_ref-ED-cmt-2008_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED-cmt-2008-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darken won the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_Music_Association" title="Gospel Music Association">Gospel Music Association</a> <a href="/wiki/GMA_Dove_Award" title="GMA Dove Award">Dove Award</a> for Instrumental Album Of The Year in 1996. </p><p>Darken's first solo album, <i>A Drummer Boy's Christmas</i>, was a <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> Christmas album released in 1993. It was reviewed positively by the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i>, whose Nancy Stetson said that it "shows the genre at its best" and "there is nothing cute or gimmicky".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cashbox</a></i> magazine also reviewed the album with favor, stating that it "is sure to be a favorite in living rooms and store stereos alike with classic- yet-pop-inflected interpretations of your favorites. There's even a few new tunes to make this album worth a second look."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_albums">Solo albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Solo albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1993: <i>A Drummer Boy's Christmas</i> (<a href="/wiki/Warner_Alliance" title="Warner Alliance">Warner Alliance</a>)</li> <li>1995: <i>Cappuccino Afternoon</i> (Unison)</li> <li>1995: <i>Rhythm of the Night</i> (Unison) compilation</li> <li>1999: <i>Through the Highlands</i> (Unison)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_The_Players">With The Players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: With The Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1996: <i>The Players</i> (Warner Alliance)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Also_appears_on">Also appears on</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Also appears on"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1991–1999"><span id="1991.E2.80.931999"></span>1991–1999</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1991–1999"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Wes_King" title="Wes King">Wes King</a> - <i>Sticks & Stones</i> (<a href="/wiki/Reunion_Records" title="Reunion Records">Reunion</a>)</li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/4Him" title="4Him">4Him</a> - <a href="/wiki/The_Basics_of_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="The Basics of Life">The Basics of Life</a> (Benson Records)</li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jackson" title="Alan Jackson">Alan Jackson</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Honky_Tonk_Christmas" title="Honky Tonk Christmas">Honky Tonk Christmas</a></i> (Arista)</li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Taylor" title="Steve Taylor">Steve Taylor</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Squint_(Steve_Taylor_album)" title="Squint (Steve Taylor album)">Squint</a></i> (Warner Alliance)</li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Amy_Grant" title="Amy Grant">Amy Grant</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Love_(Amy_Grant_album)" title="House of Love (Amy Grant album)">House of Love</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a>)</li> <li>1994: 4Him - <i>The Ride</i> (Benson)</li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Idle_Cure" title="Idle Cure">Idle Cure</a> - <i>Eclipse</i> (Salt)</li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Whiteheart" class="mw-redirect" title="Whiteheart">Whiteheart</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_(White_Heart_album)" title="Inside (White Heart album)">Inside</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Curb_Records" title="Curb Records">Curb</a>)</li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Manilow" title="Barry Manilow">Barry Manilow</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Summer_of_%2778" title="Summer of '78">Summer of '78</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</a>)</li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Masen" title="Sarah Masen">Sarah Masen</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Masen_(album)" title="Sarah Masen (album)">Sarah Masen</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Rethink_(record_label)" title="Rethink (record label)">re:think</a>)</li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Peacock" title="Charlie Peacock">Charlie Peacock</a> - <i>Strangelanguage</i> (re:think)</li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Curtis_Chapman" title="Steven Curtis Chapman">Steven Curtis Chapman</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Signs_of_Life_(Steven_Curtis_Chapman_album)" title="Signs of Life (Steven Curtis Chapman album)">Signs of Life</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Sparrow_Records" title="Sparrow Records">Sparrow Records</a>)</li> <li>1996: 4Him - <i>The Message</i> (Benson)</li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Switchfoot" title="Switchfoot">Switchfoot</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Chin" title="The Legend of Chin">The Legend of Chin</a></i> (re:think)</li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Van_Zant_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Zant (band)">Van Zant</a> - <i>Brother to Brother</i> (<a href="/wiki/CMC_International" title="CMC International">CMC International</a>)</li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/CeCe_Winans" title="CeCe Winans">CeCe Winans</a> - <i>Everlasting Love</i> (Pioneer)</li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_W._Smith" title="Michael W. Smith">Michael W. Smith</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Christmastime_(Michael_W._Smith_album)" title="Christmastime (Michael W. Smith album)">Christmastime</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Reunion_Records" title="Reunion Records">Reunion Records</a>)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/John_Elefante" title="John Elefante">John Elefante</a> - <i>Defying Gravity</i> (Pamplin)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Gayle" title="Crystal Gayle">Crystal Gayle</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Gayle_Sings_the_Heart_and_Soul_of_Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael">Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Platinum_Entertainment" title="Platinum Entertainment">Platinum Entertainment</a>)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Faith_Hill" title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Breathe_(Faith_Hill_album)" title="Breathe (Faith Hill album)">Breathe</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros.</a>)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Lonestar" title="Lonestar">Lonestar</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Lonely_Grill" title="Lonely Grill">Lonely Grill</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/BNA_Records" title="BNA Records">BNA</a>)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Martina_McBride" title="Martina McBride">Martina McBride</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(Martina_McBride_album)" title="White Christmas (Martina McBride album)">White Christmas</a></i> (RCA)</li> <li>1999: Charlie Peacock - <i>Kingdom Come</i> (re:think)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Taylor_(guitarist)" title="Martin Taylor (guitarist)">Martin Taylor</a> - <i>Kiss and Tell</i> (Columbia)</li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Carman" title="Carman">Carman</a> - <i>Passion for Praise</i> (Sparrow)</li> <li>1999: Steven Curtis Chapman - <i><a href="/wiki/Speechless_(Steven_Curtis_Chapman_album)" title="Speechless (Steven Curtis Chapman album)">Speechless</a></i> (Sparrow)</li> <li>1999: Michael W. Smith - <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Time_(Michael_W._Smith_album)" title="This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)">This Is Your Time</a></i> (Reunion)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2000–2002"><span id="2000.E2.80.932002"></span>2000–2002</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000–2002"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Brock" title="Chad Brock">Chad Brock</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Yes!_(Chad_Brock_album)" title="Yes! (Chad Brock album)">Yes!</a></i> (Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Southern_Rain" title="Southern Rain">Southern Rain</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Monument_Records" title="Monument Records">Monument</a>)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Harding_(singer)" title="John Wesley Harding (singer)">John Wesley Harding</a> - <i>The Confessions Of St. Ace</i> (<a href="/wiki/Mammoth_Records" title="Mammoth Records">Mammoth</a>)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marx" title="Richard Marx">Richard Marx</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Days_in_Avalon" title="Days in Avalon">Days in Avalon</a></i> (Signal 21)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Allison_Moorer" title="Allison Moorer">Allison Moorer</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hardest_Part_(Allison_Moorer_album)" title="The Hardest Part (Allison Moorer album)">The Hardest Part</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Wynonna_Judd" title="Wynonna Judd">Wynonna Judd</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/New_Day_Dawning_(Wynonna_Judd_album)" title="New Day Dawning (Wynonna Judd album)">New Day Dawning</a></i> (Mercury / Curb)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Radigan" title="Terry Radigan">Terry Radigan</a> - <i>Radigan</i> (<a href="/wiki/Vanguard_Records" title="Vanguard Records">Vanguard</a>)</li> <li>2000: Michael W. Smith - <i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_(Michael_W._Smith_album)" title="Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)">Freedom</a></i> (Reunion)</li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Ann_Womack" title="Lee Ann Womack">Lee Ann Womack</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/I_Hope_You_Dance_(album)" title="I Hope You Dance (album)">I Hope You Dance</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2000: 4Him - <i>Hymns: A Place of Worship</i> (Benson)</li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Brooks_%26_Dunn" title="Brooks & Dunn">Brooks & Dunn</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Steers_%26_Stripes" title="Steers & Stripes">Steers & Stripes</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Cetera" title="Peter Cetera">Peter Cetera</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Another_Perfect_World" title="Another Perfect World">Another Perfect World</a></i> (Victor)</li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gilman" title="Billy Gilman">Billy Gilman</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Dare_to_Dream_(Billy_Gilman_album)" title="Dare to Dream (Billy Gilman album)">Dare to Dream</a></i> (Epic)</li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Jewel_(singer)" title="Jewel (singer)">Jewel</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/This_Way_(Jewel_album)" title="This Way (Jewel album)">This Way</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a>)</li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Ketchum" title="Hal Ketchum">Hal Ketchum</a> - <i>Lucky Man</i> (Curb)</li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/SHeDAISY" title="SHeDAISY">SHeDAISY</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Whole_SHeBANG" title="The Whole SHeBANG">The Whole SHeBANG</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Lyric_Street_Records" title="Lyric Street Records">Lyric Street</a>)</li> <li>2001: Steven Curtis Chapman - <i><a href="/wiki/Declaration_(Steven_Curtis_Chapman_album)" title="Declaration (Steven Curtis Chapman album)">Declaration</a></i> (Sparrow)</li> <li>2002: <i><a href="/wiki/...And_You_Will_Know_Us_by_the_Trail_of_Dead" title="...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead">...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead</a> - </i><a href="/wiki/Source_Tags_%26_Codes" title="Source Tags & Codes">Source Tags & Codes</a><i> (<a href="/wiki/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records">Interscope</a>)</i></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Art_Garfunkel" title="Art Garfunkel">Art Garfunkel</a> with <a href="/wiki/Maia_Sharp" title="Maia Sharp">Maia Sharp</a> and Buddy Mondlock - <i><a href="/wiki/Everything_Waits_to_be_Noticed" class="mw-redirect" title="Everything Waits to be Noticed">Everything Waits to be Noticed</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Records" title="Manhattan Records">Manhattan</a>)</li> <li>2002: Amy Grant <i><a href="/wiki/Legacy..._Hymns_and_Faith" title="Legacy... Hymns and Faith">Legacy... Hymns and Faith</a></i> (Word)</li> <li>2002: Faith Hill - <i><a href="/wiki/Cry_(Faith_Hill_album)" title="Cry (Faith Hill album)">Cry</a></i> (Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Gentry" title="Montgomery Gentry">Montgomery Gentry</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/My_Town_(album)" title="My Town (album)">My Town</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a>)</li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nichols" title="Joe Nichols">Joe Nichols</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Man_with_a_Memory" title="Man with a Memory">Man with a Memory</a></i> (Universal South)</li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Beth_Nielsen_Chapman" title="Beth Nielsen Chapman">Beth Nielsen Chapman</a> - <i>Deeper Still</i> (Artemis)</li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Williams_(singer)" title="Michelle Williams (singer)">Michelle Williams</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Heart_to_Yours" title="Heart to Yours">Heart to Yours</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003–2004"><span id="2003.E2.80.932004"></span>2003–2004</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2003–2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Allan" title="Gary Allan">Gary Allan</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/See_If_I_Care_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="See If I Care (Gary Allan album)">See If I Care</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Carlton" title="Larry Carlton">Larry Carlton</a> - <i>Sapphire Blue</i> (<a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Bluebird</a>)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Next_Big_Thing" title="Next Big Thing">Next Big Thing</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Los_Lonely_Boys" title="Los Lonely Boys">Los Lonely Boys</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Lonely_Boys_(album)" title="Los Lonely Boys (album)">Los Lonely Boys</a></i> (Or Music / Epic)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd" title="Lynyrd Skynyrd">Lynyrd Skynyrd</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Vicious_Cycle_(album)" title="Vicious Cycle (album)">Vicious Cycle</a></i> (Sanctuary)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Cerys_Matthews" title="Cerys Matthews">Cerys Matthews</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Cockahoop" title="Cockahoop">Cockahoop</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Blanco_y_Negro_Records" title="Blanco y Negro Records">Blanco Y Negro</a>)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Stacie_Orrico" title="Stacie Orrico">Stacie Orrico</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Stacie_Orrico_(album)" title="Stacie Orrico (album)">Stacie Orrico</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin</a>)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Paisley" title="Brad Paisley">Brad Paisley</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Mud_on_the_Tires" title="Mud on the Tires">Mud on the Tires</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Turner" title="Josh Turner">Josh Turner</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Long_Black_Train" title="Long Black Train">Long Black Train</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2003: 4Him - <i>Visible</i> (Word /Curb/ Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2004: Jimmy Buffett - <i><a href="/wiki/License_to_Chill" title="License to Chill">License to Chill</a></i> (Mailboat)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Melonie_Cannon" title="Melonie Cannon">Melonie Cannon</a> - <i>Melonie Cannon</i> (Skaggs Family)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Chapin_Carpenter" title="Mary Chapin Carpenter">Mary Chapin Carpenter</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Between_Here_and_Gone" title="Between Here and Gone">Between Here and Gone</a></i> (Columbia)</li> <li>2004: Peter Cetera - <i><a href="/wiki/You_Just_Gotta_Love_Christmas" title="You Just Gotta Love Christmas">You Just Gotta Love Christmas</a></i> (Viastar)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marx" title="Richard Marx">Richard Marx</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/My_Own_Best_Enemy" title="My Own Best Enemy">My Own Best Enemy</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Records" title="Manhattan Records">Manhattan</a>)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_System_Has_Failed" title="The System Has Failed">The System Has Failed</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary</a>)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Gentry" title="Montgomery Gentry">Montgomery Gentry</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/You_Do_Your_Thing" title="You Do Your Thing">You Do Your Thing</a></i> (Columbia)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Bebo_Norman" title="Bebo Norman">Bebo Norman</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Try_(Bebo_Norman_album)" title="Try (Bebo Norman album)">Try</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Essential_Records_(Christian)" title="Essential Records (Christian)">Essential</a>)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Laura_Turner_(singer)" title="Laura Turner (singer)">Laura Turner</a> - <i>Soul Deep</i> (Curb)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Vassar" title="Phil Vassar">Phil Vassar</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Shaken_Not_Stirred_(Phil_Vassar_album)" title="Shaken Not Stirred (Phil Vassar album)">Shaken Not Stirred</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Gretchen_Wilson" title="Gretchen Wilson">Gretchen Wilson</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Here_for_the_Party" title="Here for the Party">Here for the Party</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2005–2006"><span id="2005.E2.80.932006"></span>2005–2006</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2005–2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Trace_Adkins" title="Trace Adkins">Trace Adkins</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_About_Me" title="Songs About Me">Songs About Me</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2005: Brooks & Dunn - <i><a href="/wiki/Hillbilly_Deluxe_(Brooks_%26_Dunn_album)" title="Hillbilly Deluxe (Brooks & Dunn album)">Hillbilly Deluxe</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Nashville</a>)</li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Cleveland" title="Ashley Cleveland">Ashley Cleveland</a> - <i>Men and Angels Say</i> (Rambler)</li> <li>2005: Faith Hill - <i><a href="/wiki/Fireflies_(Faith_Hill_album)" title="Fireflies (Faith Hill album)">Fireflies</a></i> (Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Miranda_Lambert" title="Miranda Lambert">Miranda Lambert</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Kerosene_(album)" title="Kerosene (album)">Kerosene</a></i> (Epic)</li> <li>2005: Brad Paisley - <i><a href="/wiki/Time_Well_Wasted" title="Time Well Wasted">Time Well Wasted</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Travis" title="Randy Travis">Randy Travis</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Glory_Train:_Songs_of_Faith,_Worship,_and_Praise" title="Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise">Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise</a></i> (Curb / Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Some_Hearts" title="Some Hearts">Some Hearts</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Urban" title="Keith Urban">Keith Urban</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Be_Here" title="Be Here">Be Here</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2005: Van Zant - <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Right_with_the_Man" title="Get Right with the Man">Get Right with the Man</a></i> (Columbia)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Trace_Adkins" title="Trace Adkins">Trace Adkins</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_Man" title="Dangerous Man">Dangerous Man</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Rain" title="Carolina Rain">Carolina Rain</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Weather_the_Storm" title="Weather the Storm">Weather the Storm</a></i> (Equity)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Dusk" title="Matt Dusk">Matt Dusk</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Back_in_Town_(Matt_Dusk_album)" title="Back in Town (Matt Dusk album)">Back in Town</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a>)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Jace_Everett" title="Jace Everett">Jace Everett</a> - <i>Jace Everett</i> (Epic)</li> <li>2006: Vince Gill - <i><a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Vince_Gill_album)" title="These Days (Vince Gill album)">These Days</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Holy" title="Steve Holy">Steve Holy</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Brand_New_Girlfriend" title="Brand New Girlfriend">Brand New Girlfriend</a></i> (Curb)</li> <li>2006: Cerys Matthews - <i><a href="/wiki/Never_Said_Goodbye" title="Never Said Goodbye">Never Said Goodbye</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade</a>)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Rascal_Flatts" title="Rascal Flatts">Rascal Flatts</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Me_and_My_Gang" title="Me and My Gang">Me and My Gang</a></i> (Lyric Street)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers" title="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Water_%26_Bridges" title="Water & Bridges">Water & Bridges</a></i> (EMI / Capitol)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Seger" title="Bob Seger">Bob Seger</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Face_the_Promise" title="Face the Promise">Face the Promise</a></i> (Capitol)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift_(album)" title="Taylor Swift (album)">Taylor Swift</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Big_Machine_Records" title="Big Machine Records">Big Machine</a>)</li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Turner" title="Josh Turner">Josh Turner</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Your_Man_(album)" title="Your Man (album)">Your Man</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2006: Keith Urban - <i><a href="/wiki/Love,_Pain_%26_the_Whole_Crazy_Thing" title="Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing">Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007–2009"><span id="2007.E2.80.932009"></span>2007–2009</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2007–2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Trace_Adkins" title="Trace Adkins">Trace Adkins</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_Man" title="Dangerous Man">Dangerous Man</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)">Lost Highway</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a>)</li> <li>2007: Brooks & Dunn - <i><a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Town" title="Cowboy Town">Cowboy Town</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Chesney" title="Kenny Chesney">Kenny Chesney</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Just_Who_I_Am:_Poets_%26_Pirates" title="Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates">Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/BNA_Records" title="BNA Records">BNA</a>)</li> <li>2007: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Dog_Daddy" title="Big Dog Daddy">Big Dog Daddy</a></i> (Show Dog Nashville)</li> <li>2007: Miranda Lambert - <i><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Ex-Girlfriend_(album)" title="Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (album)">Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</a></i> (Sony BMG)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Morse" title="Alan Morse">Alan Morse</a> - <i>Four O' Clock and Hysteria</i> (Dingwall)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nichols" title="Joe Nichols">Joe Nichols</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Real_Things_(Joe_Nichols_album)" title="Real Things (Joe Nichols album)">Real Things</a></i> (Universal South)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/LeAnn_Rimes" title="LeAnn Rimes">LeAnn Rimes</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Family_(LeAnn_Rimes_album)" title="Family (LeAnn Rimes album)">Family</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Curb_Records" title="Curb Records">Curb</a>)</li> <li>2007: Josh Turner - <i><a href="/wiki/Everything_Is_Fine" title="Everything Is Fine">Everything Is Fine</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2007: Carrie Underwood - <i><a href="/wiki/Carnival_Ride" title="Carnival Ride">Carnival Ride</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Van_Zant_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Zant (band)">Van Zant</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/My_Kind_of_Country_(Van_Zant_album)" title="My Kind of Country (Van Zant album)">My Kind of Country</a></i> (Sony BMG)</li> <li>2007: Gretchen Wilson - <i><a href="/wiki/One_of_the_Boys_(Gretchen_Wilson_album)" title="One of the Boys (Gretchen Wilson album)">One of the Boys</a></i> (Sony BMG Nashville)</li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Trisha_Yearwood" title="Trisha Yearwood">Trisha Yearwood</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven,_Heartache_and_the_Power_of_Love" title="Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love">Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love</a></i> (Big Machine)</li> <li>2007: Steven Curtis Chapman - <i><a href="/wiki/This_Moment_(Steven_Curtis_Chapman_album)" title="This Moment (Steven Curtis Chapman album)">This Moment</a></i> (Sparrow)</li> <li>2008: Trace Atkins - <i><a href="/wiki/X_(Trace_Adkins_album)" title="X (Trace Adkins album)">X</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Cagle" title="Chris Cagle">Chris Cagle</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/My_Life%27s_Been_a_Country_Song" title="My Life's Been a Country Song">My Life's Been a Country Song</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Julianne_Hough" title="Julianne Hough">Julianne Hough</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Julianne_Hough_(album)" title="Julianne Hough (album)">Julianne Hough</a></i> (Mercury)</li> <li>2008: Jewel - <i><a href="/wiki/Perfectly_Clear" title="Perfectly Clear">Perfectly Clear</a></i> (Valory)</li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Moment_of_Forever" title="Moment of Forever">Moment of Forever</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group_Nashville#Lost_Highway_Records" title="Universal Music Group Nashville">Lost Highway</a>)</li> <li>2008: Brad Paisley - <i><a href="/wiki/Play_(Brad_Paisley_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Play (Brad Paisley album)">Play: The Guitar Album</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Kellie_Pickler" title="Kellie Pickler">Kellie Pickler</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Kellie_Pickler_(album)" title="Kellie Pickler (album)">Kellie Pickler</a></i> (Sony BMG)</li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Toby_Keith" title="Toby Keith">Toby Keith</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/That_Don%27t_Make_Me_a_Bad_Guy" title="That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy">That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy</a></i> (Show Dog Nashville)</li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Darius_Rucker" title="Darius Rucker">Darius Rucker</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Live" title="Learn to Live">Learn to Live</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2008: Taylor Swift - <i><a href="/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a></i> (Big Machine)</li> <li>2009: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/American_Ride_(Toby_Keith_album)" title="American Ride (Toby Keith album)">American Ride</a></i> (Show Dog Nashville)</li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Martina_McBride" title="Martina McBride">Martina McBride</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Shine_(Martina_McBride_album)" title="Shine (Martina McBride album)">Shine</a></i> (RCA / Sony)</li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/David_Nail" title="David Nail">David Nail</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_About_to_Come_Alive" title="I'm About to Come Alive">I'm About to Come Alive</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Jordin_Sparks" title="Jordin Sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_(album)" title="Battlefield (album)">Battlefield</a></i> (Sony Music)</li> <li>2009: Taylor Swift - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Taylor_Swift_Holiday_Collection" title="The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection">The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection</a></i> (Big Machine)</li> <li>2009: Carrie Underwood - <i><a href="/wiki/Play_On_(Carrie_Underwood_album)" title="Play On (Carrie Underwood album)">Play On</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams_Jr." title="Hank Williams Jr.">Hank Williams Jr.</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/127_Rose_Avenue" title="127 Rose Avenue">127 Rose Avenue</a></i> (Curb)</li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Vanessa_Williams_album)" title="The Real Thing (Vanessa Williams album)">The Real Thing</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Concord_Records" title="Concord Records">Concord</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010–2012"><span id="2010.E2.80.932012"></span>2010–2012</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2010–2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum_(album)" title="Lady Antebellum (album)">Lady Antebellum</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>)</li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Frampton" title="Peter Frampton">Peter Frampton</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Thank_You_Mr._Churchill" title="Thank You Mr. Churchill">Thank You Mr. Churchill</a></i> (A&M)</li> <li>2010: Jewel - <i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_and_Wild" title="Sweet and Wild">Sweet and Wild</a></i> (Valory)</li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Johnson" title="Jamey Johnson">Jamey Johnson</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guitar_Song" title="The Guitar Song">The Guitar Song</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a>)</li> <li>2010: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/Bullets_in_the_Gun" title="Bullets in the Gun">Bullets in the Gun</a></i> (Show Dog Universal)</li> <li>2010: Lonestar - <i><a href="/wiki/Party_Heard_Around_the_World" title="Party Heard Around the World">Party Heard Around the World</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Saguaro_Road_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Saguaro Road Records">Saguaro Road</a>)</li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Bold_as_Brass_(album)" title="Bold as Brass (album)">Bold as Brass</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI</a>)</li> <li>2010: Taylor Swift - <i><a href="/wiki/Speak_Now" title="Speak Now">Speak Now</a></i> (Big Machine)</li> <li>2010: Josh Turner - <i><a href="/wiki/Haywire_(Josh_Turner_album)" title="Haywire (Josh Turner album)">Haywire</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2011: Trace Adkins - <i><a href="/wiki/Proud_to_Be_Here" title="Proud to Be Here">Proud to Be Here</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Show_Dog-Universal_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Show Dog-Universal Music">Show Dog Nashville</a>)</li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Bryan" title="Luke Bryan">Luke Bryan</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Tailgates_%26_Tanlines" title="Tailgates & Tanlines">Tailgates & Tanlines</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Sara_Evans" title="Sara Evans">Sara Evans</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Stronger_(Sara_Evans_album)" title="Stronger (Sara Evans album)">Stronger</a></i> (Sony / RCA)</li> <li>2011: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/Clancy%27s_Tavern" title="Clancy's Tavern">Clancy's Tavern</a></i> (Hump Head)</li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Diane_Schuur" title="Diane Schuur">Diane Schuur</a> - <i>The Gathering</i> (<a href="/wiki/Vanguard_Records" title="Vanguard Records">Vanguard</a>)</li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Dierks_Bentley" title="Dierks Bentley">Dierks Bentley</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Home_(Dierks_Bentley_album)" title="Home (Dierks Bentley album)">Home</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2012: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/Hope_on_the_Rocks" title="Hope on the Rocks">Hope on the Rocks</a></i> (Show Dog-Universal)</li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers" title="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a> - <i>Faith</i> (Hump Head)</li> <li>2012: Taylor Swift - <i><a href="/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Red (Taylor Swift album)">Red</a></i> (Big Machine)</li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Turner" title="Josh Turner">Josh Turner</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Punching_Bag_(album)" title="Punching Bag (album)">Punching Bag</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2012: Carrie Underwood - <i><a href="/wiki/Blown_Away_(album)" title="Blown Away (album)">Blown Away</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–2014"><span id="2013.E2.80.932014"></span>2013–2014</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2013–2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2013: Trace Adkins - <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Will..." title="Love Will...">Love Will...</a></i> (Show Dog Universal)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_from_St._Somewhere" title="Songs from St. Somewhere">Songs from St. Somewhere</a></i> (Mailboat)</li> <li>2013: Kenny Chesney - <i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_a_Rock" title="Life on a Rock">Life on a Rock</a></i> (Columbia Nashville)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Crow" title="Sheryl Crow">Sheryl Crow</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Feels_Like_Home_(Sheryl_Crow_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feels Like Home (Sheryl Crow album)">Feels Like Home</a></i> (Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Now_What%3F!" title="Now What?!">Now What?!</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Eagle_Records" title="Eagle Records">Eagle</a>)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/John_Fogerty" title="John Fogerty">John Fogerty</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Wrote_a_Song_for_Everyone" title="Wrote a Song for Everyone">Wrote a Song for Everyone</a></i> (Vanguard)</li> <li>2013: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/Drinks_After_Work" title="Drinks After Work">Drinks After Work</a></i> (Show Dog Universal)</li> <li>2013: Ashley Monroe - <i><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Rose_(album)" title="Like a Rose (album)">Like a Rose</a></i> (Warner Bros. Nashville)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Cassadee_Pope" title="Cassadee Pope">Cassadee Pope</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Frame_by_Frame_(album)" title="Frame by Frame (album)">Frame by Frame</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/BMLG_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="BMLG Records">Republic Nashville</a>)</li> <li>2013: Kenny Rogers - <i><a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Make_Old_Friends_(album)" title="You Can't Make Old Friends (album)">You Can't Make Old Friends</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Darius_Rucker" title="Darius Rucker">Darius Rucker</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/True_Believers_(Darius_Rucker_album)" title="True Believers (Darius Rucker album)">True Believers</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/George_Strait" title="George Strait">George Strait</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Everything_(George_Strait_album)" title="Love Is Everything (George Strait album)">Love is Everything</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2014: Gary Allan - <i><a href="/wiki/Set_You_Free_(album)" title="Set You Free (album)">Set You Free</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Dan_%2B_Shay" title="Dan + Shay">Dan + Shay</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Where_It_All_Began_(Dan_%2B_Shay_album)" title="Where It All Began (Dan + Shay album)">Where It All Began</a></i> (Warner Bros.)</li> <li>2014: Sara Evans - <i><a href="/wiki/Slow_Me_Down_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slow Me Down (album)">Slow Me Down</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a>)</li> <li>2014: Peter Frampton - <i>Hummingbird in a Box: Songs for a Ballet</i> (Phenix Phonograph)</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Hale" title="Lucy Hale">Lucy Hale</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Road_Between" title="Road Between">Road Between</a></i> (DMG Nashville)</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Neal_Morse" title="Neal Morse">Neal Morse</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_from_November" class="mw-redirect" title="Songs from November">Songs from November</a></i> (Radiant / Metal Blade)</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jerrod_Niemann" title="Jerrod Niemann">Jerrod Niemann</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/High_Noon_(Jerrod_Niemann_album)" title="High Noon (Jerrod Niemann album)">High Noon</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Smoke_(album)" title="Blue Smoke (album)">Blue Smoke</a></i> (Dolly)</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Rascal_Flatts" title="Rascal Flatts">Rascal Flatts</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Rewind_(Rascal_Flatts_album)" title="Rewind (Rascal Flatts album)">Rewind</a></i> (Big Machine)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015–present"><span id="2015.E2.80.93present"></span>2015–present</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2015–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2015: <a href="/wiki/James_Bay_(singer)" title="James Bay (singer)">James Bay</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Chaos_and_the_Calm" title="Chaos and the Calm">Chaos and the Calm</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Republic_Records" title="Republic Records">Republic Records</a>)</li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Clint_Black" title="Clint Black">Clint Black</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/On_Purpose_(album)" title="On Purpose (album)">On Purpose</a></i> (Blacktop)</li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Hayes" title="Hunter Hayes">Hunter Hayes</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/I_Want_Crazy_(album)" title="I Want Crazy (album)">I Want Crazy</a></i> (Atlantic)</li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Maddie_%26_Tae" title="Maddie & Tae">Maddie & Tae</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Start_Here" title="Start Here">Start Here</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Dot_Records" title="Dot Records">Dot</a>)</li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Monroe" title="Ashley Monroe">Ashley Monroe</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blade_(Ashley_Monroe_album)" title="The Blade (Ashley Monroe album)">The Blade</a></i> (Warner Nashville)</li> <li>2015: Darius Rucker - <i><a href="/wiki/Southern_Style_(Darius_Rucker_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Style (Darius Rucker album)">Southern Style</a></i> (Capitol Nashville)</li> <li>2015: Carrie Underwood - <i><a href="/wiki/Storyteller_(Carrie_Underwood_album)" title="Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)">Storyteller</a></i> (Arista Nashville)</li> <li>2016: Vince Gill - <i><a href="/wiki/Down_to_My_Last_Bad_Habit" title="Down to My Last Bad Habit">Down to My Last Bad Habit</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Kaleo_(band)" title="Kaleo (band)">Kaleo</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/A/B_(album)" title="A/B (album)">A/B</a></i> (Atlantic / Elektra)</li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonestar" title="Lonestar">Lonestar</a> - <i>Never Enders</i> (<a href="/wiki/Shanachie_Records" title="Shanachie Records">Shanachie</a>)</li> <li>2016: Megadeth - <i><a href="/wiki/Dystopia_(Megadeth_album)" title="Dystopia (Megadeth album)">Dystopia</a></i> (Tradecraft / Universal)</li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Maren_Morris" title="Maren Morris">Maren Morris</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Hero_(Maren_Morris_album)" title="Hero (Maren Morris album)">Hero</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Nashville" title="Sony Music Nashville">Columbia Nashville</a>)</li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Neal_Morse" title="Neal Morse">Neal Morse</a> Band - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Similitude_of_a_Dream" title="The Similitude of a Dream">The Similitude of a Dream</a></i> (Radiant / Metal Blade)</li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Mo_Pitney" title="Mo Pitney">Mo Pitney</a> - <i>Behind This Guitar</i> (Curb)</li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Niall_Horan" title="Niall Horan">Niall Horan</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Flicker_(album)" title="Flicker (album)">Flicker</a></i> (Capitol)</li> <li>2017: Toby Keith - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bus_Songs" title="The Bus Songs">The Bus Songs</a></i> (Show Dog Nashville)</li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Mac_McAnally" title="Mac McAnally">Mac McAnally</a> - <i>Southbound: The Orchestra Project</i> (Mailboat)</li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Jerrod_Niemann" title="Jerrod Niemann">Jerrod Niemann</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/This_Ride" title="This Ride">This Ride</a></i> (Curb)</li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Carly_Pearce" title="Carly Pearce">Carly Pearce</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Every_Little_Thing_(album)" title="Every Little Thing (album)">Every Little Thing</a></i> (Big Machine)</li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Turner" title="Josh Turner">Josh Turner</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Deep_South_(Josh_Turner_album)" title="Deep South (Josh Turner album)">Deep South</a></i> (MCA Nashville)</li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Shania_Twain" title="Shania Twain">Shania Twain</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Now_(Shania_Twain_album)" title="Now (Shania Twain album)">Now</a></i> (Mercury Nashville)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ED-playmusic-2012-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ED-playmusic-2012_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMark_Shelton2012" class="citation web cs1">Mark Shelton (April 17, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://playmusicforaliving.blogspot.com/2012/04/eric-darken-interview.html">"Eric Darken Interview"</a>. <i>Play Music For A Living</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 30,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Play+Music+For+A+Living&rft.atitle=Eric+Darken+Interview&rft.date=2012-04-17&rft.au=Mark+Shelton&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fplaymusicforaliving.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F04%2Feric-darken-interview.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ED-swift-2017-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ED-swift-2017_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPerone2017" class="citation book cs1">Perone, James E. (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=XXtDMQAACAAJ"><i>The Words and Music of Taylor Swift</i></a>. Bloomsbury Academic. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781440852947" title="Special:BookSources/9781440852947"><bdi>9781440852947</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 30,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Words+and+Music+of+Taylor+Swift&rft.pub=Bloomsbury+Academic&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9781440852947&rft.aulast=Perone&rft.aufirst=James+E.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DXXtDMQAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ED-vintage-2007-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ED-vintage-2007_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDan_Forte2007" class="citation web cs1">Dan Forte (January 1, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vintageguitar.com/3350/bob-seger-face-the-promise/">"Bob Seger: Face The Promise"</a>. <i>Vintage Guitar</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vintage+Guitar&rft.atitle=Bob+Seger%3A+Face+The+Promise&rft.date=2007-01-01&rft.au=Dan+Forte&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vintageguitar.com%2F3350%2Fbob-seger-face-the-promise%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ED-tribune-2016-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ED-tribune-2016_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVaunda_Bonnett2016" class="citation web cs1">Vaunda Bonnett (August 24, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://triblive.com/aande/music/11023076-74/buffett-song-tuesday">"Review: No matter the day, fans delight in Buffett show in Burgettstown"</a>. <i>Tribune-Review</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 30,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Tribune-Review&rft.atitle=Review%3A+No+matter+the+day%2C+fans+delight+in+Buffett+show+in+Burgettstown&rft.date=2016-08-24&rft.au=Vaunda+Bonnett&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftriblive.com%2Faande%2Fmusic%2F11023076-74%2Fbuffett-song-tuesday&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ED-emusician-2006-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ED-emusician-2006_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFstaff2006" class="citation web cs1">staff (January 1, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/2006-editors-choice/36020">"2006 Editors Choice"</a>. <i>Electronic Musician</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Electronic+Musician&rft.atitle=2006+Editors+Choice&rft.date=2006-01-01&rft.au=staff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emusician.com%2Fgear%2F1332%2F2006-editors-choice%2F36020&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ED-cmt-2008-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ED-cmt-2008_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141022081327/http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/2008.jhtml">"CAM Awards: 2008"</a>. <i>CMT</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/2008.jhtml">the original</a> on October 22, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CMT&rft.atitle=CAM+Awards%3A+2008&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmt.com%2Facm-awards%2F2008.jhtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNancy_Stetson1993" class="citation news cs1">Nancy Stetson (December 23, 1993). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/241389594/">"Seasonal sellers"</a>. <i>Chicago Tribune</i>. pp. 11A<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 25,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Tribune&rft.atitle=Seasonal+sellers&rft.pages=11A&rft.date=1993-12-23&rft.au=Nancy+Stetson&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fimage%2F241389594%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1993/CB-1993-12-11-OCR-Page-0028.pdf">"Contemporary Christian"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Cashbox</i>: 28. December 11, 1993.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cashbox&rft.atitle=Contemporary+Christian&rft.pages=28&rft.date=1993-12-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanradiohistory.com%2Fhd2%2FIDX-Business%2FMusic%2FArchive-Cash-Box-IDX%2F90s%2F1993%2FCB-1993-12-11-OCR-Page-0028.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Darken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ericdarken.com">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eric-darken-mn0000800330">Eric Darken</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/377141-Eric-Darken">Eric Darken</a> discography at <a href="/wiki/Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2166199/">Eric Darken</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42666408#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42666408#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42666408#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/0000000040001391">ISNI</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/274586556">VIAF</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwtkkGyxgGMfFVvKRw6Kd">WorldCat</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no97003263">United States</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b5df2b8f-3d69-48ef-a588-71ac29cca2ac">MusicBrainz</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&oldid=1252676896">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&oldid=1252676896</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_rock_drummers" title="Category:American rock drummers">American rock drummers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_session_musicians" title="Category:American session musicians">American session musicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:20th-century_American_drummers" title="Category:20th-century American drummers">20th-century American drummers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_male_drummers" title="Category:American male drummers">American male drummers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_American_drummers" title="Category:21st-century American drummers">21st-century American drummers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Coral_Reefer_Band_members" title="Category:Coral Reefer Band members">Coral Reefer Band members</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:20th-century_American_male_musicians" title="Category:20th-century American male musicians">20th-century American male musicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_American_male_musicians" title="Category:21st-century American male musicians">21st-century American male musicians</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_American_English_from_September_2022" title="Category:Use American English from September 2022">Use American English from September 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_American_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in American English">All Wikipedia articles written in American English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_September_2022" title="Category:Use mdy dates from September 2022">Use mdy dates from September 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_hCards" title="Category:Articles with hCards">Articles with hCards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Official_website_different_in_Wikidata_and_Wikipedia" title="Category:Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia">Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Year_of_birth_missing_(living_people)" title="Category:Year of birth missing (living people)">Year of birth missing (living people)</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 22 October 2024, at 13:30<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Darken&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-5f58cd8b6-5xs9q","wgBackendResponseTime":146,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.461","walltime":"0.675","ppvisitednodes":{"value":2017,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":26349,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":1935,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":12,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":3,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":34499,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 555.838 1 -total"," 32.87% 182.708 1 Template:Reflist"," 21.47% 119.332 5 Template:Cite_web"," 20.70% 115.045 1 Template:Infobox_musical_artist"," 16.47% 91.536 1 Template:Infobox"," 15.05% 83.657 1 Template:Authority_control"," 13.61% 75.671 2 Template:Short_description"," 6.93% 38.507 4 Template:Pagetype"," 5.61% 31.194 12 Template:Main_other"," 5.41% 30.068 1 Template:Use_American_English"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.254","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":6430313,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.eqiad.main-648c847f85-nh9tz","timestamp":"20241203101257","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Eric Darken","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Darken","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q42666408","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q42666408","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2017-10-31T00:00:17Z","dateModified":"2024-10-22T13:30:09Z","headline":"American percussionist"}</script> </body> </html>