Carl Palmer

Carl Palmer
Palmer performing in 2014
Palmer performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameCarl Frederick Kendall Palmer
Born (1950-03-20) 20 March 1950 (age 74)
Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Genres
OccupationDrummer
Years active1964–present
Labels
Member of
  • Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy
Formerly of
Websitecarlpalmer.com

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England)[1][2] is an English drummer best known as a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Asia. He previously was 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,[3] and was awarded the Prog God Award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.[4]

  1. ^ "Biography". Carlpalmer.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Going drum crazy in Brum … Rocker Carl Palmer's memories of Birmingham". Westside Birmingham. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Marillion, Anathema, Steve Hackett among Progressive Music Award winners". teamrock.com. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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