Carmine Appice (born December 15 1946) is an American rock drummer best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and Beck, Bogert & Appice. Appice is known for his showmanship which includes stick tosses and twirls. Appice was the first rock drummer to conduct "Drum clinics" held at college campuses, theaters and drum stores. He is also credited with influencing drummers like John Bonham, Ian Paice, Nicko McBrain, Joey Kramer, Bill Ward, Roger Meddows-Taylor, Phil Collins, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Tommy Lee, Dave Lombardo, Eric Singer, and scores of others through his drumming book "Realistic Rock". Carmine recently appeared on Shovio.com November of 2009.
Biography
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Links
- Official homepage at carmineappice.net
- Wikipedia article on Carmine Appice
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0032304
- Last.fm page on Carmine Appice
- MusicBrainz entry on Carmine Appice
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Personal Relationships
- Has sibling(s) Vinny Appice,
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Albums releases
| Release title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Guitar Zeus, Volume 2 | 2001 |
| Guitar Zeus, Volume 1 | 1995 |
| Guitar Zeus | n/a |
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