Carmine Appice | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | December 15, 1946
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Occupation | Drummer |
Years active | 1966–present |
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Website | carmineappice |
Carmine Appice (/ˈkɑːrmaɪn æˈpiːs/ Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈappitʃe]; born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's older brother. Appice was inducted into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013[1] and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.[2] He is also a more than capable (fretless-) bass player, as can be heard on the "Guitar Zeus" albums, for example. [3]
His best-selling drum instruction book The Realistic Rock Drum Method.[4] was first published in 1972 and has since been revised and republished as The Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method.[5] It covers the basic subjects of rock rhythms and polyrhythms, linear rudiments and groupings, shuffle rhythms, hi-hat and double bass drum exercises. Appice has claimed that he influenced John Bonham's use of bass drum triplets.[6]