John Palmer (musician)
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John "Poli" Palmer | |
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Birth name | John Michael Palmer |
Born | Worcester, England | 26 May 1943
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Years active | 1960s–present |
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John Michael "Poli" Palmer (born 26 May 1943) is an English rock musician who was a key member in the progressive rock band Family. Though he was not an original member, he was regarded as being integral to the group's sound. He played the vibraphone, flute, piano, synthesizers and occasional drums, and he was with the band from late 1969 until late 1972.
Palmer originally played in a group called The Hellions, which featured future
Palmer replaced
Palmer contributed to the next two Family albums, Anyway and Fearless. On the latter album, released in 1971, Palmer contributed the jazz instrumental "Crinkly Grin" and the song "Larf and Sing," which he sang lead on himself. After 1972's Bandstand and a U.S. tour as the warmup act for Elton John, Palmer left Family to form a group with fellow Family alumnus Ric Grech and Mitch Mitchell, but that effort never got anywhere.
Palmer's other credits include work on two albums from British soul singer Linda Lewis, 1972's Lark and 1973's Fathoms Deep. He also has worked with Peter Frampton, and Elkie Brooks, he made guest appearances on albums from the post-Family band Streetwalkers and on solo albums from former Family lead singer Roger Chapman. Palmer contributed tuned percussion on Pete Townshend's 1982 solo album All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes.
He wrote the music for the rock opera
In 1985, Palmer released Human Error, a solo record featuring King Crimson and Bad Company alumnus Boz Burrell and Mel Collins also of King Crimson fame. It featured the Fairlight CMI synthesizer extensively and was recorded in Burrell's studio. In 1986, he produced and provided Fairlight programming to the Kevin Ayers release As Close as You Think, recorded at the same studio.
In recent years, Palmer has split time between gigging and music computer work.
References
- "News, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, etc". NME. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ISBN 9780007200771.
- ^ "Climb To Stardom Slow For 'Rock' Family". The Morning Record. 27 September 1973. Retrieved 10 October 2021.