Liberty DeVitto

Liberatori "Liberty" DeVitto (born August 8, 1950) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his work as a drummer for singer-songwriter Billy Joel's recording and touring band. He has been a session drummer on recordings of other artists and is a member of The Slim Kings. He is credited as a drummer on records which have sold a combined total of 150 million units worldwide. DeVitto was born in New York City, of Italian ancestry. His father was a police officer in the New York Police Department. DeVitto started learning to play the snare drum at school, and was given his cousin's old drum set aged about 11. However, he didn't become serious about drumming until he saw the Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. He was also influenced as a teenager by rock drummer Dino Danelli. Liberty DeVitto got his big break in the music business when he was hired to play drums for Billy Joel in the mid-1970s.