Tim Roper

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Tim Roper (8 April 1951 in Hampstead, London – February 2003) was the English former drummer of the pub rock band Ducks Deluxe (1972–1975), as well as a member of "Reds, Whites and Blues" with Adrian "Ade" Shaw.^[1] After leaving Ducks Deluxe, he became a skilled cabinet maker and carpenter, as well as playing in a number of Norwich-based bands.

He died in Norwich in 2003, from alcohol-related symptoms.^[1]