Paul Whaley


Paul Gene Whaley was an American drummer best known as the drummer for rock band Blue Cheer. He was the son of country music singer Paul Edward Whaley. He grew up in the towns of Vallejo and Winters, California. He played drums with a Davis, California band called the Oxford Circle. Whaley is credited on the Oxford Circle album Live at the Avalon 1966. When he left the Oxford Circle to join Blue Cheer in 1967, the former band dissolved. He was the longest-standing member in Blue Cheer following Peterson's death at age 63. Whaley died of heart failure on January 28, 2019, two weeks after his 72nd birthday.

Discography

With Oxford Circle

Singles
  • "Foolish Woman/Mind Destruction"
Albums
  • "Nuggets from California: Live at the Avalon" 1966

With Blue Cheer

Source:
Singles
  • "Summertime Blues" b/w "Out Of Focus"
  • "Just a Little Bit" b/w "Gypsy Ball"
  • "Feathers From Your Tree" b/w "Sun Cycle"
  • "The Hunter" b/w "Come And Get It"
Albums
Live