Carmine Appice is an American drummer/percussionist, most commonly associated with the rock genre of music. He received a classical music training, and was influenced early-on by the work of jazz drummers Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Appice is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice.
Appice is credited with influencing several drummers including Nicko McBrain; Aerosmith's Joey Kramer; Roger Meddows-Taylor; Phil Collins; Rush's Neil Peart...
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