Ray Cooper

Ray Cooper

76 · Born: Sep 19, 1947

Personal Details

Born Sep 19, 1947 Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Raymond Thomas "Ray" Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English virtuoso percussionist. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John. Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham.

Career

2013
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem as Man in Street Commercial
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2002
1992
Unplugged
Unplugged
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2021
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
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2019
An Accidental Studio
2014
The Million Dollar Piano
2002
Lost in La Mancha
Lost in La Mancha
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1997
Music for Montserrat
1991
Michael Kamen: Concert for Saxophone
1979
To Russia... With Elton