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    Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist.During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as a duo and as a member of his band), Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton ...

  2. Sep 19, 2018 · It was through George that Ray met and began working with filmmaker Terry Gilliam, who cast him in his films Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. This may make Ray the only person to perform in Brazil the country and Brazil the movie. Yes, that is he who opens the film as the technician who sets chaos ...

  3. Renowned for his unique and signature exuberance on stage, throughout his career Cooper has seamlessly bridged the divide between classical, jazz and contemporary music, introducing both ethnic, orchestral and tuned percussion instruments, into the pantheon of pop, where he has made an enduring mark on both the stage and recorded performances ...

  4. 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.

  5. Ray Cooper (born 19 August 1942) is an English musician. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with Pink Floyd, Sting, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. Life and career. Cooper was born in Watford, Hertfordshire. His recording career started in the 1960s, recording with The Who, among ...

  6. Raymond Thomas "Ray" Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English virtuoso percussionist. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John. Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as ...

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  8. Jan 16, 2019 · January 16th 2019 at 6:00AM. Veteran UK music executive Ray Cooper – who died last July – was recently saluted with memorials in both London and LA just before Christmas. His life was ...

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