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r, joining his mother and aunt on the black

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circuit in its twilight and touring the

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extensively with Ida Cox's Darktown Scandals Review. His father is thought to have been the local pianist and bandleader Walter "Fats" Pichon. Palmer was 12 when he headlined a floor show at the Rhythm Club in New Orleans, "a very beautiful spot where one can enjoy a floor show, headed by Alvin Howey and Little Earl Palmer". Palmer served in the

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during

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and was posted in the European theatre. His biographer wrote, After the war ended Palmer studied piano and percussion at the Gruenwald School of Music in New Orleans, where he also learned to read music. He started drumming with the

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Band in the late 1940s. Palmer was known for playing on New Orleans recording sessions, including

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's " The Fat Man" and "I'm Walkin" (and several more of Domino's hits), "

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(and most of Richard's hits), "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" by

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, and "I Hear You Knockin'" by

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. Palmer said, "That song required a strong afterbeat throughout the whole piece. With

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you had a strong afterbeat only after you got to the shout last chorus…It was sort of a new approach to rhythm music." Reportedly, he was the first to use the word '' funky'', to explain to other musicians that their music should be made more syncopated and danceable. Palmer left New Orleans for

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in 1957, initially working for Aladdin Records. He soon started working with the Wrecking Crew, a loose-knit group of session musicians who recorded nonstop during their heyday from 1962 to 1968. The musicians union tracked Palmer playing on 450 dates in 1967 alone. For more than 30 years he played drums on the soundtracks of many movies and television shows. Amongst the many artists he worked with were Glenn Yarbrough, Frank Sinatra,

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, Bobby Day, Don and Dewey,

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when they were still known as The Beefeaters, and B. Bumble and the Stingers. He also played in

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sessions with David Axelrod, Dizzy Gillespie,

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, and he contributed to blues recordings by B.B. King. He remained in demand as a drummer throughout the 1970s and 1980s, playing on recordings for albums by

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. In 1982, Palmer was elected treasurer of the Local 47 of the

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. He served until he was defeated in 1984. He was re-elected in 1990. A biography, ''Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story'', by Tony Scherman, was published in 1999. In later years, Palmer played with a jazz trio in Los Angeles. Palmer is interviewed on screen and appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film '' Make It Funky!'', which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on

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, funk and

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. In the film, he performs " Rip It Up" with guest vocalist

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and house band. Palmer died in September 2008, in Banning, California, after a long illness. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in

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Personal life

Palmer married four times and had seven children. He is survived by Earl Cyril Palmer Jr., Donald Alfred Palmer, Ronald Raymond Palmer and Patricia Ann Palmer from his marriage to Catherine Palmer; Shelly Margaret Palmer and Pamela Teresa Palmer from his marriage to Susan Joy Weidenpesch; and Penny Yasuko Palmer from his marriage to Yumiko Makino. He married his fourth wife, Jeline, in 2004.

Quotations

* "You could always tell a New Orleans drummer the minute you heard him play his bass drum because he'd have that parade beat connotation." * Late in his career, Palmer appeared in a

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with the band

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on the song "I Hate My Generation". As '' Addicted to Noise'' tells the story, "According to Cracker leader David Lowery, when Palmer was asked if he would be able to play along with the songs, he gave Lowery a look and said, 'I invented this shit.'" * "I've been asked if people could borrow my drums because they like their sound. What the hell, they think the drums play themselves? I said, 'You really want 'em? Really? Okay. Cost you triple scale and cartage.'" * When asked by Max Weinberg what more of the recording sessions he'd played on Palmer replied, "Don't ask me which ones I played on. I should have done like Hal laine Hal used to get gold records for all the things he played on. I never did that, you know. I would like to have a room with all those things in them. It would have been nice—show my grandchildren when they grow up so they don't say, 'Oh shut up old man and sit down.' I could just say, 'Look. I don't have to tell you nothing. There it is.'"

Awards

In 2000, Palmer became one of the first session musicians to be inducted into the

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Discography

As leader

* ''Drumsville'' (

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, 1961) * ''Percolator Twist'' (Liberty Records, 1962)

As sideman

Albums * ''

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'' –

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(1957) * ''Swinging Flute in Hi-Fi'' –

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(1958) * '' The Fabulous Little Richard'' –

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(1959) * '' At the Cinema!'' –

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's Swinging Shepherds (Mercury, 1959) * '' This Must Be the Plas'' –

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(Capitol, 1959) * '' Julie...At Home'' –

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(1960) * '' Sinatra and Swingin' Brass'' – Frank Sinatra (1962) * '' Twistin' the Night Away'' – Sam Cooke (1962) * ''Twistin' And Twangin – Duane Eddy (1962) * ''Blues in My Heart'' – B.B. King (1962) * '' Blues Cross Country'' –

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(1962) * ''Color Him Funky'' – Howard Roberts (1963) * '' Mr. Soul'' – Sam Cooke (1963) * ''

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(1963) * ''H.R. is a Dirty Guitar Player'' – Howard Roberts (1963) * '' Ain't That Good News'' – Sam Cooke (1964) * ''

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'' – Harry Edison (Vee-Jay, 1964) * '' The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell'' –

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(1964) * ''

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(1964) * ''

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(1965) * ''

Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie ''Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie'' is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Gil Fuller featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Pacific Jazz label.

'' – Gil Fuller (Pacific Jazz, 1965) * '' Look at Us'' – Sonny & Cher (1965) * '' Venice Blue'' – Bobby Darin (1965) * '' Lightnin' Strikes'' –

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(Verve Folkways, 1966) * ''Latin in the Horn'' –

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(1966) * '' Tim Hardin 1'' – Tim Hardin (1966) * '' River Deep – Mountain High'' –

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(1966) * '' Music from Mission: Impossible'' –

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(Dot, 1967) * ''

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(1967) *''

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'' – Lightnin' Hopkins (Verve Forecast, 1967) * ''

There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On ''There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On'' is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1968 and released on the Dot label.

'' – Lalo Schifrin (Dot, 1968) * '' Accent on Africa'' – Cannonball Adderley (1968) * '' The Wichita Train Whistle Sings'' –

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(1968) * ''

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(1968) * '' The Natch'l Blues'' –

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(1968) * '' The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees'' –

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(1968) * ''

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(1968) * '' Song of Innocence'' – David Axelrod (1968) * '' Songs of Experience'' – David Axelrod (1969) * ''10 to 23'' –

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(1969) * ''

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(1969) * ''U.F.O.'' – Jim Sullivan (1969) * '' Memphis Jackson'' –

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(Impulse!, 1969) * ''

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(1970) * '' Tap Root Manuscript'' –

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(1970) * ''

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(1970) * '' Easy Does It'' –

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(1970) * ''The Point'' –

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(1971) * '' Stoney End'' –

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(1971) * ''That The Spirit Needs (Of Muse And Man)'' –

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(1971) * '' People Like Us'' –

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(1971) * ''

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'' – Sarah Vaughan (1971) * '' L.A. Midnight'' – B.B. King (1972) * '' Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota'' –

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

(1972) * ''David Clayton-Thomas'' – David Clayton-Thomas (1972) * ''With Love'' – Joe Williams (1972) * '' Sail Away'' –

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

(1972) * ''

The Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian (as well as Islamic and Baha'i) belief that Jesus will return again after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messian ...

'' –

Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

(1972) * '' Share My Love'' – Gloria Jones (1973) * '' Takin' My Time'' –

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporate ...

(1973) * '' Looking Back'' –

Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...

(1973) * '' Look at the Fool'' –

Tim Buckley Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years. Buckley began his career based in folk music, but his subsequent albums experimented with ja ...

(1974) * ''Waitress in a Donut Shop'' –

Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song " Midnight at the Oasis" and has ...

(1974) * '' 7-Tease'' –

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world musi ...

(1974) * ''Beat Around the Bush'' – Sarah Kernochan (1974) * ''Survivor'' –

Barry Mann Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman; February 9, 1939) is an American songwriter and musician, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US. Early lif ...

(1975) * ''Home Brew'' – Arthur Adams (1975) * '' Swans Against the Sun'' – Michael Martin Murphey (1975) * '' The Hit Man'' – Eddie Kendricks (1975) * '' I'm Easy'' – Keith Carradine (1976) * ''Lisa Hartman'' – Lisa Hartman Black (1976) * '' Sweet Harmony'' –

Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song " Midnight at the Oasis" and has ...

(1976) * ''Strange Ladies'' – David Axelrod (1977) * '' Blue Valentine'' –

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

(1978) * '' Wild and Peaceful'' – Teena Marie (1979) * '' Down on the Farm'' –

Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...

(1979) * ''

Irons in the Fire ''Irons in the Fire'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released on August 14, 1980 by Motown. Her first self produced effort, it was dedicated to her father, Thomas Leslie Brockert (1919-1976). It received po ...

'' – Teena Marie (1980) * ''

Ins and Outs ''Ins and Outs'' is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1982 and released on the Palo Alto label.Payne, DLalo Schifrin discographyaccessed March 8, 2012 Reception The Allmusic review stated "Schifrin ha ...

'' – Lalo Schifrin (Palo Alto, 1982) * ''

King of America ''King of America'' is the tenth studio album by British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, credited to "The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates" in the UK and Europe and to "The Costello Show featuring Elvis Costel ...

'' –

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nom ...

(1986) * '' The Ultimate School of Rock & Roll'' –

Gene Summers David Eugene Summers (January 3, 1939 – February 17, 2021) was an American rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist. His most famous recordings include the late 50s " School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", " Nervous", "Gotta Lotta Tha ...

(1997) * '' Let the Good Times Roll'' – B.B. King (1999) * ''In 3-Dimensions'' –

Deke Dickerson Deke Dickerson (born 3 June 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and film composer. Dickerson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After playing in several local rockabilly bands, Deke formed The Untamed Youth at age 17 in his hom ...

(2003) Singles * " The Fat Man" –

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

(1949) * "Messy Bessy" –

Dave Bartholomew David Louis Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally ...

(1949) * "

Lawdy Miss Clawdy "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" is a song by New Orleans singer/songwriter Lloyd Price that "grandly introduced '' The New Orleans Sound''". It was first recorded by Price in 1952 with Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew during his first session for Art Rup ...

" –

Lloyd Price Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933May 3, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, record executive and bandleader, known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for S ...

(1952) * "I'm Gone" – Shirley and Lee (1952) * "Doin' the Hambone" b/w "Thinkin' 'Bout My Baby" –

James Booker James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. ...

(1954) * "In the Night" – Professor Longhair (1954) * "I Hear You Knockin" –

Smiley Lewis A smiley, sometimes referred to as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram that represents a smiling face. Since the 1950s it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram, or as a form of communication, such a ...

(1955) * " Blue Monday" –

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

(1955) * "

The Girl Can't Help It ''The Girl Can't Help It'' is a 1956 American musical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield in the titular role, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Jones, and Julie London. The picture was produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, with a screen ...

", " Rip It Up", " Long Tall Sally", " Slippin' and Slidin'", " Ready Teddy" –

Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

(1956) * " Chicken Shack Boogie" –

Amos Milburn Joseph Amos Milburn (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Houston, Texas, and died there 52 years later. One commentator noted, "Milburn exce ...

(1956) * "Ooh-Wee-Baby" –

Art Neville Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans. Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band ...

(1956) * " Let the Good Times Roll" – Shirley and Lee (1956) * "Red Hot" – Bob Luman (1957) * " You Send Me" – Sam Cooke (1957) * " I'm Walkin'" – Fats Domino (1957) * "I'm Leaving It Up to You" – Don and Dewey (1957) * " Little Bitty Pretty One" – Bobby Day and Thurston Harris (1957) * "Busy, Busy", "My Heaven" – Dan Bowden (1958) * "

Donna Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People * Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name * Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), I ...

" –

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...

(1958) * " Summertime Blues" –

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", " Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desir ...

(1958) * " Slow Down", "

Dizzy Miss Lizzy "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" is a rock and roll song written and recorded by Larry Williams in 1958. Although identified as a "genuine rock & roll classic", it had limited success on the record charts. Seven years later, the Beatles recorded the song, an ...

", " Bony Moronie" – Larry Williams (1958) * "Polly Molly", "Forever and a Day" – 5 Masks (1958) * "Patricia Darling", "Whatta You Do" – Ray Willis (1958) * " Nervous", "

Gotta Lotta That "Gotta Lotta That" is a song written by Bernice Bedwell in 1958 and published by Song Productions, BMI. It was first recorded by Gene Summers and His Rebels in 1958 and issued by Jan/Jane Records. The "Gotta Lotta That" recording session took p ...

", " Twixteen", "Crazy Cat Corner" –

Gene Summers David Eugene Summers (January 3, 1939 – February 17, 2021) was an American rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist. His most famous recordings include the late 50s " School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", " Nervous", "Gotta Lotta Tha ...

(1958) * " Rockin' Robin" – Bobby Day (1958) * " Willie and the Hand Jive" –

Johnny Otis Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes; December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was an American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He ...

(1958) * " La Bamba" –

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...

(1959) * " Hippy Hippy Shake" – Chan Romero (1959) * "

Made In The Shade ''Made in the Shade'', released in 1975, is the third official compilation album by the Rolling Stones, and the first under their Atlantic Records contract. It covers material from ''Sticky Fingers'' (1971), ''Exile on Main St.'' (1972), ''Goat ...

" – Jimmy & Alton (1959) * " Walking to New Orleans" –

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

(1960) * "Percolator Twist" – Billy Joe And The Checkmates (1961) * " The Lonely Bull" –

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

(1962) * "High Flyin' Bird" –

Judy Henske Judith Anne "Judy" Henske (December 20, 1936 – April 27, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, dubbed "the Queen of the Beatniks" by producer Jack Nitzsche. Initially performing in folk clubs in the early 1960s, her performances an ...

(1963) * "Please Let Me Love You" – The Beefeaters (who later became

the Byrds The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole con ...

) (1964) * " The Little Old Lady from Pasadena", " Dead Man's Curve" –

Jan and Dean Jan and Dean was an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). In the early 1960s, they were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music styles ...

(1964) * " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" –

The Righteous Brothers The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Los ...

(1964) * " Please Let Me Wonder" –

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

(1965) * " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" –

Mel Carter Mel Carter (born April 22, 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer and actor. He is best known for his 1965 million-selling recording, " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me". Biography At age 16 Carter studied singing with vocalist Little Ji ...

(1965) * "

River Deep - Mountain High A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...

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Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing voc ...

(1966) * " I'll Be Back Up On My Feet", "We Were Made for Each Other", "Magnolia Simms" –

The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conc ...

(1968) * "The Old Laughing Lady", "I've Loved Her So Long" –

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fu ...

(1969) * "She Gets Me Where I Live", "God Sheds His Grace on Thee" –

Al Kooper Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears, although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. ...

(1970) * " It's About Time" - The Beach Boys (1970) * "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard", "Sweet Little Bullet From a Pretty Blue Gun" –

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

(1978)

Film scores

Palmer was the session drummer for a number of

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

s, including: 1961 :''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Diet ...

'', score by Ernest Gold 1963 :'' Hud'', score by

Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...

:''

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is ...

'', score by Ernest Gold 1964 :'' Baby the Rain Must Fall'', score by

Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...

:'' Ride the Wild Surf'', score by Stu Phillips :'' Robin and the Seven Hoods'', score by

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Reco ...

1965 :'' Boeing Boeing'', score by Neal Hefti :'' Harlow'', score by Neal Hefti :''

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini ''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' is a 1965 Pathécolor beach party film from American International Pictures. The sixth entry in a seven-film series, the movie features Mickey Rooney, Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, and Bev ...

'', score by

Les Baxter Leslie Thompson "Les" Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was a best-selling American musician and composer. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica ...

:'' A Patch of Blue'', score by

Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franch ...

1967 :'' Pretty Polly'', score by

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many so ...

:''

Cool Hand Luke ''Cool Hand Luke'' is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison ca ...

'', score by

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

:'' In the Heat of the Night'', score by

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

1968 :'' A Dandy in Aspic'', score by

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

Television scores

Palmer was also the session drummer for a number of television show themes and soundtracks, including: * ''

The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their nex ...

'' * '' M Squad'' * ''

77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American television private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each episode was on ...

'' * '' Bourbon Street Beat'' * ''

Hawaiian Eye ''Hawaiian Eye'' is an American detective television series that ran from October 1959 to April 1963 on the ABC television network. Premise Private investigator Tracy Steele (Anthony Eisley) and his half-Hawaiian partner, Tom Lopaka (Robert Con ...

'' * '' Peyton Place'' * ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marr ...

'' * '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' * ''

Green Acres ''Green Acres'' is an American television sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to '' Petticoat Junction'', the series was first broad ...

'' * '' Ironside'' * ''

The Outsider The Outsider may refer to: Film * ''The Outsider'' (1917 film), an American film directed by William C. Dowlan * ''The Outsider'' (1926 film), an American film directed by Rowland V. Lee * ''The Outsider'' (1931 film), a film starring Joan Barr ...

'' * '' It Takes a Thief'' * ''

The Leslie Uggams Show ''The Leslie Uggams Show'' is an American variety television series starring actress/singer Leslie Uggams. The series aired on CBS as part of its 1969 fall lineup, and was the second variety series to feature an African American host, the fir ...

'' * ''

The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, af ...

'' * '' Delta'' * ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from ...

'' * '' The Odd Couple'' * '' The Pearl Bailey Show'' * ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker (auth ...

'' * '' The Midnight Special'' * ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private in ...

'' * '' Mission: Impossible''

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