Clem Cattini: My Life, Through the Eye of a Tornado

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I didn’t believe in myself,” he remembers. “I was Bobby Graham, from Edmonton. I was mixing with these incredible people. Friends of mine tell me that they have heard me four times in the last hour on the radio. It still doesn’t seem real in many ways. I started drinking heavily.” a b Bruce Eder (28 August 1939). "ClemCattini|Biography&History". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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But it was incredible, the sounds he could get out of that studio, the equipment he used and what he recorded Telstar with. Modern equipment could not get anywhere near it. I thought it was the weirdest session of my life. But Ray is a genius. It was a lot of fun. I was delighted to have been asked. Working with him again after all that time was great.”Clem Cattini (Clemente Anselmo Arturo Cattini) was born on 27 August, 1937 in Islington, London, England, UK, is a Music Department, Actor. Discover Clem Cattini's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old? Popular As Alcohol affected Graham’s career just as a new generation of session drummers were making their way onto vinyl. But he’s been sober for 36 years, and despite the arthritis in his hands, is still playing whenever he gets an opportunity. I loved working with PJ Proby. He was a great guy. You never knew what he would do next. You didn’t sleep on his sessions. It was all about feel and where he felt the music should go at any time.

Clem Cattini: My Life, Through the Eye of a Tornado

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Meek became a forgotten figure following his death. But thanks to RGMAS and the Joe Meek Society, which organised a music and charity event on Friday, his legacy continues to be recognised. Many Luxus sets survive today, and like contemporary Sonor sets, they were built from quality German beech. Also like Sonor—and many UK drums of the period, too—they had teardrop-shape die-cast lugs until around 1963, when they were replaced by oblong lugs with isolating gaskets that enhanced resonance and were ahead of their time. That flam at the start of the song was more by accident that anything else. They counted it in, the guitar started and I hit the snare so hard the stroke became a flam. Everybody liked it.”