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RIP Earl Palmer

Posted by Lance Davis - September 20, 2008 - Earl Palmer

Man, the hits just keep on coming. Caught this headline on NOLA.com and had to do a double-take: New Orleans drum legend Earl Palmer dies in L.A. at 83 Not much to add right now, but I’d like to declare a six-month moratorium on anymore of my musical heroes dying. Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. […]

Sideman Spotlight: Earl Palmer

Posted by Lance Davis - July 12, 2008 - Earl Palmer, Sam Cooke, Sideman

My recent post about Sam Cooke, Anatomy of a Classic: Bring It On Home To Me, featured a brief aside about drummer Earl Palmer. I wasn’t sure if Palmer manned the kit for the song — I subsequently discovered it was Frank Capp - but in researching that matter, I listened to a decent sampling […]