Radley Fricker was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, where his parents shared their love for all things musical with him, playing music by The Allman Brothers, Joni Mitchell, James Brown, Van Morrisson, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Sly Stone, and many more.
Radley joined the school band in middle school while simultaneously starting private music lessons. Up through high school, Radley studied percussion diligently, participating in marching band, jazz band, concert band, percussion ensemble, and a local volunteer orchestra. He cites playing tympani in the 2000 Super Bowl (Atlanta) Halftime Show as one of the most fun musical experiences of his youth.
After graduation, he studied percussion and music at Furman University in Greenville, SC and Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Currently, he resides in the Atlanta area where he performs regularly with Newberry Jam, the Steven Wood Ensemble/Postal, Paul Warner/Novah, and countless other artists. Additionally, he occupies the chair of house session drummer at Fireplace Studios in the East Atlanta Village and maintains a regular teaching schedule of private students.
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