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Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950) [1] is an English drummer best known as a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia and sometimes Acoustic Alchemy. He has toured with his own bands since 2001, including Palmer, the Carl Palmer Band, and currently, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy.
Biography. Carl Palmer is a drummer’s drummer. A consummate professional, a brilliant technician and a dynamic showman, he has thrilled listeners and audiences alike for nearly four decades with some of music’s most memorable bands including Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Asia and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
It was with Atomic Rooster that Carl Palmer enjoyed his first real success as a founding member of a band. At the age of 18, replacing drummer Drachen Theaker, Carl Palmer joined up with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown at the absolute peak of their success following the smash single 'Fire' ("I am the God of Hellfire...").
As the drummer in Emerson, Lake & Palmer, progressive-rock’s biggest-selling band ever, Carl Palmer helped make history by fusing classical music and rock. Formed in 1970, the groundbreaking trio...
Mar 19, 2010 · By On 19th Mar 2010. Carl Palmer started out as a jazz drummer in his early youth, gravitated to rock in his teens, and burst onto the international scene in the late ’60s as a member of English proto-progressive rock bands Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown.
By Mark Griffith On 31st Oct 2022. Carl Palmer is a drumming legend. Name another drummer who had #1 hits with four different bands? His drumming in Emerson, Lake, & Palmer is epic and renowned. His drum parts and playing in the band Asia are unforgettable. His larger-than-life drumsets are etched in drummer’s minds around the world.
Sep 29, 2011 · Audiences in the US will get to see the Carl Palmer Band throw down starting 10 October when the trio hits the road to perform Pictures At An Exhibition, the Muggorsky classic that launched the career of Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970. In addition, the band will play a generous helping of ELP gems.
