Bill Maddox

William Leslie “Bill” Maddox (February 15, 1953 – December 27, 2010) was an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and drummer. Originally from Abilene, Texas, he started playing drums in his first band Maltese at age 13, followed by the bands Signs Of Life and Cadillac. Maddox and other members of Cadillac moved to Austin, Texas in 1971. In 1973, he started and led a group called the Electromagnets, and by 1974 this fusion band featured Maddox on drums, keyboardist Stephen Barber, bassist Kyle Brock, and guitarist Eric Johnson. Maddox and Johnson had become close friends, and when the Electromagnets broke up in 1977, he played drums in the Eric Johnson Group. In the mid-1990s, he and Eric Johnson formed another band together, Alien Love Child, with Chris Maresh playing bass. Bill Maddox won the 2001–02 Austin Music Award for best drummer. Maddox was killed on December 27, 2010 by a neighbor.