Carl Palmer
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Palmer in June 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer |
| Born |
20 March 1950 Handsworth, Birmingham, Warwickshire England |
| Genres | Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Eagle Rock, Geffen |
| Associated acts | The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia, 3, Qango |
| Website | carlpalmer |
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950) 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 was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989.
Palmer began taking drum lessons as a young boy, travelling to Denman Street, Piccadilly. His first band, with others from the Midlands area, was originally known as the King Bees, but changed its name to the Craig. They made their first record, "I Must Be Mad", produced by Larry Page, in 1966; the flip side was "Suspense". At this time, Palmer also did his first session work, playing on the song "Love Light" by the Chants, a group from Liverpool. Later in 1966, he was then invited to join Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds.
Drachen Theaker was the original drummer for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, founded by Arthur Brown, and played on the band's eponymous album, including the song Fire. Theaker abruptly left the band during a U.S. tour in 1969. Carl Palmer was quickly recruited as a replacement and became a permanent band member.
Vincent Crane was the keyboard player with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, and both he and Palmer left that group in the summer of 1969 to strike out musically on their own as Atomic Rooster, a trio formed with vocalist/bassist Nick Graham. There were several personnel changes in the band, and their first album was released in early 1970. Meanwhile, Palmer received a call from Keith Emerson to audition for a new group and left Atomic Rooster in the summer of 1970.
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