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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 ...
Jun 4, 2020 · Ray Cooper joined Elton John’s band as a percussionist in 1972. “It was a ticket to ride,” he says today, looking back at his decades of experience working with John, both onstage and in the studio. “It was like joining the navy. I saw the world, and it was extraordinary.”
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Ray Cooper is an English percussionist who has a net worth of $10 million. Ray Cooper was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England in September 1947.
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.
Sep 19, 2018 · By John F. Higgins Ray is out on a world tour with Elton and the band for the first time in 23 years (in the interim he was featured on the Million Dollar Piano residency in Las Vegas as well as select band shows in the US and UK as well as “Two-man” concerts with just Elton) and will be performing his 810th show with Elton tonight.
Raymond Thomas "Ray" Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English 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, and Elton John.
Jul 2, 2019 · CNN host Anderson Cooper is set to inherit most of the assets of his mother – fashionista and actress Gloria Vanderbilt – after she died last month at the age of 95. While Vanderbilt’s other ...
