Matthew F. Kimbrell

A Celebration of Matt’s life will be held on Wednesday, October 20th beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Ridout’s Valley Chapel in Homewood.

Kimbrell, 51, was best known as a drummer, but he played many other instruments -- most notably on a self-titled CD that he also wrote, arranged and produced in 2001.

The son of local bandleader Henry Kimbrell and brother of guitarist Mark Kimbrell, he was a versatile performer and a regular on the Birmingham nightclub scene since the 1970s.

Over the years, Kimbrell played with groups that included Ryan Reardon & the Levee Breakers, the Tim Boykin Blues Band, Robert Moore & the Wildcats, Possum, Mambo Combo, the Hurlers, Big Dixie and Jim Bob and the Leisure Suits.

He also taught at the Birmingham Percussion Center and was part of Get Rhythm! programs organized by Birmingham's John Scalici.

Pam Spradlin