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Cooper is known to have played tambourine, congas, maracas, bongos, cymbals, wind chimes, bell tree, triangle, timpani, bells, tubular bells, shaker, vibraphone, marimba, gong, Rototoms, jaw bone, cowbell, finger cymbals, timbales, crotales, güiro, glockenspiel, whistle, drum kit, snare drum, keyboards, piano and guitar.
Ray Cooper is a British session percussionist whose recording career started in the 1960s, recording with the WHO, among others, and is still going. Among his early jobs were America, Carly Simon, David Essex, Blue Mink and especially Elton John (he played on most of his '70s albums).
Percussionist Ray Cooper makes a lasting impression on fans every time he picks up an instrument on stage or in the studio. Ray studied classical piano as a youth, then strings and woodwinds, and later, percussion. He also trained in the theatre arts before beginning a career as a session musician in the 1960s.
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By On 27th Jun 2021. Raymond Cooper is an English musician. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Peter Maffay, George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John. – Wikipedia.
Now also a Grammy winner (for his production of The Concert for George ), Cooper’s career has been rich in diversity. Often referred to as the ‘father of rock and roll percussion’, his work has taken him all over the world, performing to literally millions of people.
Raymond Cooper. Profile: English percussionist, drummer and producer, born on 19 September 1947 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a top session musician who has played with the most successful acts of 60's and 70's British rock such as The Who, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Elton John & Rod Stewart as well as with Carly Simon ...