Carl Palmer

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer, born on March 20, 1950, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is an English drummer known for his work in the progressive rock genre. He was a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia. Notable achievements include induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989 and receiving the Prog God Award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards. Some of his notable pieces include ELP's Fanfare for the Common Man and Asia's Heat of the Moment.

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  SYNTHESIZER

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  One of the works of the iconic Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera went far beyond the attention of the classical... 4 comments
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  PIANO

  Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition

  Piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874 retains its innovative...
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  WILLIAM BLAKE

  Prog rock version of Jerusalem was banned by BBC

  Jerusalem is a British national song based on a poem by William Blake printed in 1808. At the heart of the poem is the... 4 comments