R.I.P.: Mike Botts (second Bread member to die this year)

Bread's Mike Botts passes away

Mike Botts, 61, best-known as the drummer for the 1970s rock band Bread, died of cancer Dec. 9 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.

Botts, who also recorded and toured with Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Eddie Money, Tina Turner, Andrew Gold, Karla Bonoff, Rita Coolidge, Albert Hammond, Seals & Crofts, Peter Cetera, Eric Carmen, Wendy Waldman, J.D. Souther, Brock Walsh, Dan Peek, Sharon O'Neill, Peter McCann, Kerry Chater, Rosemary Butler, and others, grew up in Sacramento and began playing the drums in high school. He joined Bread in time to make the group's second album, "On the Waters."


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Such a shame. God bless you, Mike.

 

Mike will be missed.

 

Oysh. Me and my girlfriend text message each other "BabyImawantyou" and the other texts back "BabyImaneedyou."

I feel terrible about this.

JEFF!

 

I love his drumming on the song "Guitar Man" It fit the song beautifully.

 

Not another one gone. His drumming with Bread speaks for itself, but I also loved his work on Andrew Gold's "Whirlwind" album.

 

A great musician. He'll be missed!

R.I.P. Mike...

 

very sad...RIP.

 

Pardon my ignorance, but which other Bread member passed away this year?

Fine, fine drummer. RIP.


Evan

 

Hi,

So long Mike, I miss you and won't forget your fine music. I eagerly awaited new Bread records. I usually got to play them first in my young years playing top 40 at WATO in Oak Ridge. I also doubled as an engineer since I was fully FCC licensed (First Phone).

 

So sad to lose another one.

RIP, Mike...

 

James Griffin died earlier this year.

 

I'd like to second what bare trees said about his playing on "Guitar Man". This is sad news. I just hope the surviving members are keeping in touch with each other and lending emotional support to each other. Another great team player has passed on.

 

Wow ... a Bread song, "If", was playing here at the radio station just as I returned here and I starting to read through the new posts ... creepy!

 

fine fine drummer sorry to hear...great band very versatile.

 

May he rest in peace.

Ed

 

Very sad news...Bread is one of my favorite "soft rock" bands.

 

This had gone under my radar as well.

Great players & pop craftsmen. R.I.P.

 

Very sad. I'll never forget getting the, "Baby I'm A Want You," 45 for Christmas in 1972.