Butch Rillera

Peter DePoe was replaced on drums in 1972 by Arturo Perez and then by Tony Bellamy’s Filipino/Mexican American cousin, Butch Rillera.  Another former Redbone drummer, Danny Spanos (also known as George Spanos) had a Top 40 hit in 1983 as a solo artist with “Hot Cherie”; he also played drums on the theme music for the hit television show, Starsky and Hutch.  Redbone was inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2008. 

(August 2013)