Earl Palmer Backbeat - The World Greatest Rock'n'Roll Drummer (CD)

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(ACE Records) 30 tracks Earl Palmer not only shared the same hallowed initials as Elvis Presley... more

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Earl Palmer: Backbeat - The World Greatest Rock'n'Roll Drummer (CD)

(ACE Records) 30 tracks

Earl Palmer not only shared the same hallowed initials as Elvis Presley but also contributed enormously to the mainframe of first generation rock'n'roll music. His roots stretch back so far, that before Earl mobilised a snare alongside a kick drum and added cymbals and a top kit, there really wasn't such a thing as a drum set to play his kind of music on. Earl developed his love of infectious rhythms when he trod the boards as a child dancer, working with all facets of local life in New Orleans, ranging from a featured spot in a blues revue to stooging for Louis Prima.

After serving his time in the military (which included a run-in with the Home Guard in Southern England!), Earl returned to the Crescent City where he was hired to play drums in the prestigious Dave Bartholomew Band. It was a case of being in the right place at the right time as the post war R&B boom was just getting underway and the regional recording scene was beckoning in all directions.

The ball started rolling in 1949 when he played on Fats Domino's debut hit, The Fat Man, and from thereon the phone was ringing off the hook. Helped to implement the house band at Cosimo Matassa's jam studio and when Little Richard came to town to record Tutti Frutti. It seemed the whole world wanted the powerful Palmer backbeat. After a move to LA in 1957, he took a producer's gig at Aladdin Records and worked his magic on some classic recordings by Shirley & Lee, Big T Tyler and Thurston Harris.

His workload expanded to four sessions a day, seven days a week and could range from a Sinatra date to a Flintstones' cartoon soundtrack. However, it is his stellar work on the best recordings of the likes of Eddie Cochran, Bobby Day and Jesse James that sets the seal on his talents, released as an essential companion to his newly-published autobiography, "Backbeat", this 30-tracker fully illustrates the remarkable Earl Palmer story.

By Stuart Coleman

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Interpret: Earl Palmer
Album titlle: Backbeat - The World Greatest Rock'n'Roll Drummer (CD)
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Label Ace Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0029667171922
weight in Kg 0.1

Palmer, Earl - Backbeat - The World Greatest Rock'n'Roll Drummer (CD) CD 1
01	I Got It	LITTLE RICHARD
02	I'm Glad, Glad	PRICE, Lloyd
03	(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone	MONTRELL, Roy
04	Shame, Shame, Shame	LEWIS, Smiley
05	Rockin' At Cosmo's	ALLEN, Lee
06	Chicken Shack Boogie	MILBURN, Amos
07	Please Believe Me	BROWN, Charles
08	Dance With Me Henry	JAMES, Etta
09	Don't Feel Sorry For Me	BEASLEY, Jimmy
10	Mad About You	BERRY, Richard
11	I'm Beggin' With Tears	LANG, Eddy
12	I'm Walkin'	DOMINO, Fats
13	Rock All Night	SHIRLEY & LEE
14	Johnny's House Party (Part 1)	PALMER, Earl & JAY HAWKS
15	Johnny's House Party (Part 2)	PALMER, Earl & JAY HAWKS
16	King Kong	TYLER, Big T
17	Sadie Green	TYLER Big T
18	Little Bitty Pretty One	HARRIS, Thurston & SHARPS
19	Drum Village (Part 1)	PALMER, Earl
20	Drum Village (Part 2)	PALMER, Earl
21	Koko	DON, Joe & Dewey
22	Jerry Jerry	WILSON, Artie
23	Red Hot Rockin' Blues	JAMES, Jesse
24	Rockin' Robin	DAY, Bobby
25	Sweet Pea	BOB & EARL
26	Rockville U.S.A.	TURKS
27	La Bamba	VALENS, Ritchie
28	It's Love	ADDRISI BROS
29	Somethin' Else	COCHRAN, Eddie
30	In The Mood	FIELDS, Ernie

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"Earl Palmer"

Earl Palmer

Earl Palmer Geboren in New Orleans im Jahr 1925, seine Karriere als Schlagzeuger buchstäblich überspannt die gesamte Geschichte von Rock. Als Kind während der dreißiger Jahre tanzte er auf den Vaudevill-Shows seiner Eltern und spielte Spieltrommeln in lokalen Straßengruppen. Aftei verließ die .US-Armee im Jahr 1945, Palmer suchte eine neue Vokalisierung im Trommeln und trat Dave Bartholomews Band bei, die Fats Domino, Little Richard, Shirley und Lee und eine Vielzahl anderer R & B-Künstler auf Rekord-Sessions Mitte der fünfziger Jahre unterstützten. Als er 1957 New Orleans verließ, arbeitete Palmer als A & R-Mann für Aladdin in Los Angeles, aber bald kehrte er zum Session-Trommeln für Larry Williams, Dor und Dewey, Bobby Vee, Eddie Cochran und unzählige andere zurück. Er bleibt einer der bedeutendsten Sessions-Musiker von LA