Percussionist ray cooper biography
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Percussionist ray cooper biography
Ray Cooper
English musician
For other people named Ray Cooper, see Ray Cooper (disambiguation).
Ray Cooper | |
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Cooper on tour with Elton John in January 2010 at a concert in Hawaii | |
| Born | (1947-09-19) 19 September 1947 (age 77) Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Percussion |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Musical artist
Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947[1][2]) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist.
During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as a duo and as a member of his band), Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Art Garfunkel.
Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice and