Carlo Little
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Carlo Little | |
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| Born | 17 December 1938 Shepherd's Bush, London, England |
| Died | 6 August 2005 (aged 66) Cleadon, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Genres | Rock, British blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1960–2002 |
| Website | carlolittle |
Carl O'Neil Little (17 December 1938 – 6 August 2005),Savages.
Early life
Born Carl O'Neil Little at the
Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, he was brought up and lived in Wembley, Middlesex for most of his life with his sister Carole. His fellow townsmen included peers Keith Moon, Ginger Baker and Charlie Watts, all of whom would find fame with the same instrument. He was included in the evacuation of civilians during World War II as a child, and sent to relatives in Wales during the Blitz
in London.
As a teenager he discovered
Corps of Drums, serving in Kenya and Malta, and he was singled out to become head drummer due to his loud playing. He was demobbed
in 1960.
Career
On his return to civilian life, he met
Cyril Davies All Stars, and recorded a single "Country Line Special",[2] an instrumental track which influenced Keith Richards and Ray Davies.[citation needed] He also played a few gigs with the young Rolling Stones and was asked by Brian Jones to join permanently before they hired Charlie Watts as their official drummer[3] in January 1963.[citation needed] In 1998, during their European tour, he was invited as an official guest backstage at one of their Paris concerts.[4]
Little gave Keith Moon drum lessons.[5] Little was the loudest drummer many had ever seen or heard, one of the first to ever hammer the bass drum.
Little continued to work as a session drummer throughout the 1960s, and toured with
. The album, entitled Never Stop Rockin', (the title track penned by Little), could not be released until 2009, so he was unable to see the finished product.Next to his musical activities, he worked as a bread salesman and entrepreneur until his retirement.[4]
Little died of lung cancer in Cleadon, Tyne and Wear in 2005, at the age of 66.[6] The Carlo Little All Stars album Never Stop Rockin' was released by Angel Air Records in January 2009.
See also
- British rock
- Blues rock
- Rhythm and blues
References
- TheGuardian.com. 14 August 2005.
- ^ Independent.co.uk. 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Carlo Little Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ a b official website
- ^ "Keith Moon's Drum Lessons". keithmoonmovie.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Carlo Little". Telegraph.co.uk. 16 August 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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