Bun E. Carlos

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Bun E. Carlos

Background information
Birth name	Brad Carlson
Born	June 12, 1951
Origin	Rockford, Illinois
Genre(s)	rock
Occupation(s)	musician, archivist
Instrument(s)	drums
Associated acts	Cheap Trick

Bun E. Carlos (born Brad Carlson, June 12, 1951 in Rockford, Illinois) is the drummer for American rock band Cheap Trick. He is the band's chief setlister and archivist, and maintains recordings of all the band's shows, some of which have been released under the name 'Bun E's Bootlegs'.

The name "Bun" comes from a sign the family would pass on their yearly trip to Florida.

Bun E.'s family includes Kurt Carlson, a member of the hijacked plane (Flight 847) in 1985.

Bun E is left-handed, but has alternated between left and right handed playing throughout his career. Carlos has few writing credits, the most notable of which are the drum solo track "Who D'King", from the album All Shook Up and Bun E. in a Box (2004), a drum sample CD.

During the 1990s, he quit smoking, thus losing his trademark dangling cigarette.

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Discography
Studio albums: Cheap Trick \| In Color \| Heaven Tonight \| Dream Police \| All Shook Up \| Found All The Parts \| One on One \| Next Position Please \| Standing on the Edge \| The Doctor \| Lap of Luxury \| Busted \| Woke Up With A Monster \| Cheap Trick (1997) \| Special One \| Rockford
Live albums: At Budokan \| Music for Hangovers \| Silver
Compilations/Box Sets: The Greatest Hits \| Sex, America, Cheap Trick \| Authorized Greatest Hits \| The Essential Cheap Trick