Obituaries: EarlPalmer
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
WHEN rock was young, he was the drummer – a man who understood the music through race, soul, sex, family and experience.
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Earl Palmer, 84, a Jazz Session Drummer, Dies
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Mr. Palmer’s pioneering backbeats were recorded on classics like Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.”
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Legendary drummer Earl Palmer dies
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
EARL Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," has died. He was 84.
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Drummer Earl Palmer dies at 84
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Music News: Worked with Little Richrd, Righteous Brothers -- Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," has died. He was 84.
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Earl Palmer, legendary rock 'n' roll drummer, dies at 83
LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Earl Palmer, a New Orleans drummer who provided the distinctive backbeat for seminal rock 'n' roll songs by Fats Domino and Little Richard, then traveled west to become one of Hollywood's busiest session musicians, has died. He was 83.
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Earl Palmer: R.I.P. Earl Palmer, drum deity
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
The original heartbeat of rock & roll, drummer Earl Palmer died yesterday at the age of 84 at his Los Angeles home after a long illness. Originally based in New ...
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Hall Of Fame Drummer Earl Palmer Dead At 84
cbs4denver.com: Entertainment (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,"' has died. He was 84. Palmer died Friday at his Los Angeles home after fighting a lengthy illness, his spokesman Kevin Sasaki said.
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Hall Of Fame Drummer Earl Palmer Dead At 84
WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weathe (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,"' has died. He was 84. Palmer died Friday at his Los Angeles home after fighting a lengthy illness, his spokesman Kevin Sasaki said.
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'Tutti Frutti' drummer Earl Palmer dead at 84
CNN (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
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Hall of Fame drummer Earl Palmer dead at 84
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," has died. He was 84.
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Hall of Fame drummer Earl Palmer dead at 84
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,'" has died. He was 84.
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Hall of Fame drummer Earl Palmer dead at 84
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
LOS ANGELES -- Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,'" has died. He was 84.
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Leading R&B drummer Earl Palmer dies at 84
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Leading R&B drummer Earl Palmer, best known for his New Orleans recording sessions with the likes of Fats Domino and Little Richard, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles at age 84, his family said.
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Prince La La !
Spread the Good Word! (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Prince La La born Lawrence Nelson (1936 - 1963) was born into a family rooted in the rich musical tradition of New Orleans. His father, Walter Nelson, was a noted jazz and R&B guitarist who played with R&B pioneer Smiley Lewis. His elder brother, Walter "Papoose" Nelson Jr., played extensively in the 50s and early 60s with Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, and was a featured session guitarist for...
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The ABCs of DE, Vol. 1
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 04/13/2008
Regular visitors to AM, Then FM, know that Dave Edmunds is one of our favorites, whether solo or on soundtrack or in Rockpile. The Welsh-born Edmunds has been a rock ‘n’ roll traditionalist almost from the start, 40 years ago. I got hooked on his stuff way back in 1970, when I heard “I Hear You [...]
