Carl Palmer

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950) is an English drummer best known as a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia. He has toured with his own bands since 2001, including Palmer, the Carl Palmer Band, and currently, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy. Palmer was also a touring drummer for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and a founding member of Atomic Rooster. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989 and received the Prog God Award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards. Palmer began taking drum lessons as a young boy and learned from renowned percussionist James Blades. He started his musical career with the band King Bees, which later became the Craig.More