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English drummer

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Carl Palmer, born Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer in Birmingham on 20 March 1950, is a British musician who plays drums, percussion and flute. His career began in 1964; he plays instruments including the drum kit, rototom, timbales and timpani, and works primarily in progressive rock and instrumental rock.

Palmer has been a member of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia. He follows a vegan lifestyle, is represented by PRS for Music, and speaks English.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Palmer
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Birmingham
Occupation
flautist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
instrumental rock
Official website
www.carlpalmer.com
Image
Carl Palmer.jpg
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Commons category
Carl Palmer
date of birth
1950-03-20
birth name
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer
topic's main category
Category:Carl Palmer
start of work period
1964-00-00
social media followers
23365
lifestyle
veganism
name in native language
Carl Palmer
copyright representative
PRS for Music
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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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