Carmine Appice was one of the foundational drummers of the second half of the 20th century.

He intitially came to prominence as a rock drummer with Vanilla Fudge. Later he was drummer with "Beck, Bogert and Appice" with Jeff Beck on lead guitar and Tim Bogert (also from Vanilla Fudge) on bass. He went on to play with Rod Stewart during the 1970s, and co-wrote "Young Turks" and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" with Stewart.

External links

• Carmine Appice home page.
• Dummerworld article with photos.