Carmine Appice
Actor
- Born
- December 15, 1946 (age 79) · New York City, New York, USA
Carmine Appice (born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer, best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's older brother. Appice was inducted into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.
He is credited with influencing later rock drummers including Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain, Aerosmith's Joey Kramer, Roger Taylor of Queen, Phil Collins of Genesis, Rush's Neil Peart, Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee, Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Richard Christy, David Kinkade, Ray Mehlbaum, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, Ian Paice of Deep Purple, Anvil's Robb Reiner and Eric Singer of Kiss.
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His best-selling drum instruction book The Realistic Rock Drum Method was first published in 1972 and has since been revised and republished as The Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method. It covers the basic subjects of rock rhythms and polyrhythms, linear rudiments and groupings, shuffle rhythms, hi-hat and double bass drum exercises.
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Known for
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- 2025Something Has Changed: A Quixotic Journey through the Spanish Blues
- 2024Runaway Radio as Self
- 2014Jorge Salán: No Looking Back as Self
- 2013Skum Rocks! as Self
- 2012Beware of Mr. Baker as Self
- 2009Vanilla Fudge | You Keep Me Hangin' On as Self
- 1988Black Roses as Vinny Apache
- 1986The Hear 'n Aid Sessions as Self [King Kobra]
- 1983Ozzy Osborne Live in Dortmund as Drums
- 19831983 Dortmund Pop Rock Festival
