Bobby Graham (musician)
Bobby Graham | |
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| Birth name | Robert Francis Neate |
| Born | 11 March 1940 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician, drummer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1960s–2009 |
| Website | www |
Bobby Graham (born Robert Francis Neate, 11 March 1940 – 14 September 2009) was an English session drummer, composer, arranger and record producer. Shel Talmy, who produced the Kinks, David Bowie and the Who, described Graham as "the greatest drummer the UK has ever produced."[1] In 1962 Graham was offered the drummers position in The Beatles when Pete Best was fired, with Ringo Starr eventually accepting the position.[2]
Biography
Born at
Graham played on 13 number one singles, including those by
Graham also toured the UK as drummer in his own jazz band.
Death
On 14 September 2009, Bobby Graham died at the Isabel Hospice in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England after battling stomach cancer for five months. He was 69.
Recording credits
Graham played on over 15,000 titles,[6] including:
- "Tired of Waiting For You" by The Kinks
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" by Rod Stewart
- "I Know A Place" by Petula Clark
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- "Baby Please Don't Go" by Them(ft. Van Morrison)
- "I Only Want to Be with You" by Dusty Springfield
- "I Believe" by The Bachelors
- "Is It True" by Brenda Lee. Produced by Mickie Most in 1964.
- "Glad All Over" and "Bits and Pieces" by The Dave Clark Five
Literature
- Patrick Harrington: The Session Man (Broom House Publishing Ltd., 12 Nov 2004) - ISBN 0-9549142-0-1
References
- ^ "UK's king of drums dies at 69". Express.co.uk. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- TheGuardian.com. 5 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Bobby Graham career". Bobbygraham.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Gordon Thompson, "You Really Got Me, Bobby Graham: In Memory", Oxford University Press, 16 September 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2020
- ^ "Kinks and Tom Jones drummer dies". BBC News. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Herrington and Graham, The Session Man: The story of Bobby Graham, the UK's greatest session drummer, Broom House Publishing Limited, Monmouthshire, 2004 p 9
- ^ Herrington, Patric and Bobby Graham, The Session Man: The Story of Bobby Graham, the UK's greatest session drummer, Broom House, Raglan, 2004, p. 129
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