Carl Palmer is a British drummer known for progressive rock, born in Birmingham in 1950. He was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia, and has led his own bands since 2001.
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- Latest album
- Live – Rockin’ the Ritz (2017)
- Born
- 1950 · Birmingham
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1964
About — The artist
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Carl Palmer” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Working Live, Volume 1 2002
- Working Live, Volume 2 2004
- Working Live, Volume 3 2010
- Live – Rockin’ the Ritz 2017