Earl Palmer

Earl Cyril Palmer (October 25, 1924 – September 19, 2008)

Rock and Roll and Rhythm and Blues Drummer, Earl Palmer, was initially a Tap Dancer, but went on to do drumming on Rock and Rhythm and Blues classics by Lloyd Price, Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys and many others. His Backbeat on "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino is the most important element in Rock and Roll. He died in 2008; please take a listen here and have a relaxing Sunday: Drum village and Teen beat

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Background information
Birth name	Earl Cyril Palmer
Born	October 25, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana United States
Died	September 19, 2008(aged 83) Banning, California United States
Genres	R&B, rock, jazz
Occupation(s)	Session musician
Instruments	Drums