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English drummer

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • Statue
  • John Wetton an Extraordinary Life
  • Applied Rhythms
  • Carl Palmer
  • Crash

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Film & TV

Acting · Birmingham, England

Known for

  • The Rhythm of Life2023
  • Carl Palmer'S ELP Legacy Live — Schlagzeuger2018
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Fanfare (1970-1997)2017
  • Asia: Symfonia - Live In Bulgaria 20132017
  • Asia - Axis XXX - Live San Francisco MMXII — Drums2015
  • One-Hit Wonders At The BBC — Self (arcive footage}2015
  • Asia - Gravitas2014
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert2011
  • Asia: Spirit Of The Night - The Phoenix Tour Live In Cambridge 2009 — Drums2010
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer: C'est La Vie — Drums2010

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1950
blue-eyed soulblues rockhard rocklyricistspoppop rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,885
Total plays
44,055

Tags

Progressive rockinstrumentalart rockProgressiveclassic rock

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom) is an English drummer and percussionist. He is credited as one of the most respected rock drummers to emerge from the 1960s. In addition, Palmer is a veteran of a number of famous English bands, including The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Asia. Palmer met up with two other young English musicians, Greg Lake, and Keith Emerson. <a href="https://www.last

via Last.fm · Carl Palmer

Key facts

Born
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer , ( 1950-03-20 ) 20 March 1950 (age 76) , Handsworth , Birmingham , England
Genres
Progressive rock
Occupation
Drummer
Years active
1964–present
Labels
Island Manticore Atlantic Eagle Rock Geffen
Member of
Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy
Formerly of
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Atomic Rooster Emerson, Lake & Palmer Asia 3 Qango Carl Palmer Band
Website
carlpalmer .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950) is an English drummer. He was a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia, a touring drummer for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and a founding member of Atomic Rooster. He has toured with his own bands since 2001, including Palmer, the Carl Palmer Band, and currently, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy.

Palmer was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989, and was awarded the Prog God Award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carl Palmer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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