performed with: Fats Domino Pat Boone Arthur Adams Lee Allen Johnny Almond Ernie Andrews David Axelrod B. Bumble & the Stingers Dave Bartholomew The Beach Boys Earl Bostic Teresa Brewer Roy Brown Charles Brown Tim Buckley Henry Cain Michael Edward Campbell Ray Charles David Clayton-Thomas Rosemary Clooney Buddy Collette Sam Cooke Priscilla Coolidge Elvis Costello Dick Dale Doris D...
From an article by the Associated Press: Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,'" has died. He was 84. Palmer died Friday at his Los Angeles home after fighting a lengthy illness, his spokesman Kevin Sasaki said. Earl Palmer Wikipedia entry Earl...
The sound of Earl Palmer playing the drums was one of power, groove and swing. The legendary New Orleans drummer who propelled early rock n' roll hits by Fats Domino and then Little Richard, died on Friday at the age of 84. Moving to Los Angeles in the late 50's to escape the racism of the Jim Crow south, Palmer played with artists as varied as Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Neil Young, the Righ...