Dusty Watson

Dustin "Dusty" Watson is an American drummer who has played with various bands and solo artists.

Earning a scholarship to Stan Kenton Band Clinics and joining the Musicians Union at age 17,[citation needed] he formed local California punk band The Press and by the end of the 1970s he was also an original member of Jon and the Nightriders and The Stepmothers.

During this period, Watson did side work in a number of notable bands, including Concrete Blonde, Channel 3 and talk show host Wally George.

[1] Watson has recorded with Canadian born rocker Neil Merryweather, with whom he played in the Lita Ford band.

[5] Watson has also played with Becky Barksdale, Davie Allan and the Arrows, Slacktone, the Surfaris, The Balboas, The Sonics, and The Bellrays, and Nashville Pussy[6]