Rich Laws

Rich Laws is The Longest Johns' drummer. He and Antonio Chiacchia (double bass) began playing live with the band in 2021, and first recorded with them on Smoke + Oakum, released January 2022.
Rich attended music college for Jazz Studies and has worked as a professional drummer since 2005, performing with such artists as Carleen Anderson, Lizzie Deane, Pee Wee Ellis, and Gary Aylesbrook.
Outside of his work with the band, Rich is co-director of Richer Music, an agency that provides live entertainment for weddings, parties, corporate events, etc. Before taking The Longest Johns full time, both Andy and JD played in some of the function bands managed by the agency, particularly The Southern Sons, which is how they met him.
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