Leroy Drumm

Who is Leroy Drumm?

Leroy Maxey Drumm was born in Algonac, Michigan is an American and a bluegrass/country music songwriter who served in the United States Navy, in the 3rd Division as a sonar man aboard the USS Soley, an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer and deployed to the Mediterranean from July 1956 to February 1957. Upon leaving the navy he worked as a general laborer and welder in and around Detroit, MI. He is widely known for his collaborations with Pete Goble, a long time friend and Stacy Richardson of the Hurricane Creek bluegrass band. Leroy wrote the song "Colleen Malone", recorded by Hot Rize on their Take It Home, that won the IBMA’s Song of the Year award in 1991. Leroy Drumm's and Pete Goble's songs have made them something akin to the Rodgers and Hammerstein of bluegrass. Their songs have been recorded dozens of times by probably an equal number of bands.