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Earl Palmer
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Ladies & Gentleman, a tribute to Earl Palmer.
Male
84 years old
New Orleans/ Los Angeles, Louisiana
United States
Last Login: 8/23/2007
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | New Orleans | | Body type: | 0' 1" | | Ethnicity: | Black / African descent | | Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn | | Children: | Proud parent | | Occupation: | Session drummer |
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** THIS IS A DEDICATION TO EARL PALMER AND IS NOT ENDORSED BY HIM**
People, let me tell you about THE man. Earl Palmer grew up in New Orleans and later moved to Los Angeles, impacting on the music scenes in both cities as a first-call session drummer. From 1950 to 1957, Palmer's powerful backbeat and mastery of second-line shuffle rhythms made him a much in-demand percussionist in his hometown. He was hired by New Orleans bandleader DAVE BARTHOLOMEW in 1947 after a stint in the army and recorded extensively with Bartholomew protege FATS DOMINO, LLOYD PRICE, SMILEY LEWIS and other New Orleans artists at Cosimo Matassa's famed J&M studio. He also played on the seminal rock and roll recordings of LITTLE RICHARD, who wrote in his autobiography that Palmer, " is probably the greatest session drummer of all time."
Lured to California to work for Aladdin Records in 1957, he's played on literally thousands of rock, jazz, R&B and soundtrack sessions over the years. From his home base in Los Angeles, Palmer drummed for producer Phil Spector and for Motown. His list of session credits includes artists as diverse as Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Duane Eddy, Frank Sinatra, the Monkees, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Otis, Neil Young and Elvis Costello. Though Palmer's first love was jazz, "I lived in a jazz world," he allowed in his 1999 autobiography Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story, he laid the foundation for rock and roll drumming with his solid stickwork and feverish backbeat.
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People, Earl is far too dignified to grace Myspace, but on his behalf I ask you to join me in tribute to the man who shaped a drumming style.
Although a jazz man, who isn't? Mr Palmer developed a style that embraced a musical genre that lives on today.
I love New Orleans drumming, I love second line rhythms, I love Jazz, I love R&B and black Rock 'n' Roll and for these reasons I love Earl Palmer.
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