Terry Edward Draper is a Canadian musician who was the drummer and one of three songwriters for the 1970s

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Career

Before becoming a successful musician, Draper had a construction business with a speciality in roofing. Draper co-wrote the song "

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", which was not only successful with his band

, but also became a Top-40 hit for

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when they covered it in 1977. Draper also co-wrote the Klaatu songs "Prelude" in 1977 and "December Dream" in 1981, which was a tribute to

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. He went on to record several solo albums in his home studio in

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after the break-up of the band in 1981. His former Klaatu bandmates Dee Long and John Woloschuk made appearances on his album ''Light Years Later'', in 1997.Ankeny, Jason.
Terry Draper: Biography
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. Retrieved January 19, 2011. Later on in the 1980s he returned to his roofing business, and then developed a career as a restaurateur alongside his continued music work.

Solo releases

*''Light Years Later'' (1997) *''Terry & The Twilight Zone: Live... Years Later'' (1997) *''Terrytoons Presents: Can You Pretend?'' (1999) *''Civil War (And Other Love Songs)'' (2001) *''Civil War (Not Very)'' (2001) *''Furzall Family'' (2002) *''Aria 52 - A Five Year Mission'' (2004) *''Stranded'' (2010) *''When The World Was Young'' (2014) *''Searching'' (2016) *''Window On The World'' (2016) *''Remarkable Women'' (2017) *''A Very Terry Christmas'' (2017) *''Once Upon A Memory'' (2018) *''In My Garden'' (2019) *''Sunset on Mars'' (2020) *''Lost'' (2020) *''The Other Side'' (2021) *''Bread and Cirkus'' (2022)

References

External links

Terry Draper
official site
Artist Profile on Bullseye RecordsSearching: The Terry Draper Interview @ The Nice Rooms Webzine.Once Upon A Memory: The Terry Draper Interview @ The Nice Rooms Webzine.
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Toronto Canadian drummers Canadian male drummers {{Drummer-stub