Logan Whitehurst

Logan Whitehurst November 15 1977 – December 3 2006 Was The Drummer For The Northern California Band Little Tin Frog From 1995 Until 2000. He Also Played Keyboards On The Headboard CD "The End Is Near " And Performed Live With The Group On Numerous Occasions From 1996 To 1997. In 2000 He Continued On As A Founding Member Of The Velvet Teen For Which He Is Best Known. In Addition To Drumming For The Velvet Teen He Has Released A Handful Of Self-Recorded Solo Albums As Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club. His Quirky Brand Of Music Has Garnered A Cult Following Receiving Frequent Airplay On The Dr. Demento Radio Program. He Has Also Designed Numerous Album Covers For Bands Such As His Sister's Band Tsunami Bomb And Dynamite Boy In Addition To The Velvet Teen And Fearless Records. Through Much Of 2004 He Had Been Battling A Mysterious Illness. In May 2005 It Was Discovered That The Ailments He Was Suffering Were Due To A Cancerous Brain Tumor. Deciding To Focus On His Recovery He Left The Velvet Teen. 1 He Spent The Better Part Of A Year And A Half Going Through Numerous Treatments For The Recurring Brain Cancer. On December 3 2006 Logan Whitehurst Succumbed To A Long Battle With The Illness And Died At His Home In Los Banos Surrounded By His Family. On December 4 2006 Logan's Sister Emily Announced On Logan's Myspace That His Very Tiny Songs Project Would Be Released In The Near Future. It Was Released On December 26. read less