UK's King of drums Bobby Graham dies of stomach cancer
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oi-Staff
By Super Admin
London
(ANI):
UK"s
great
drummer
Bobby
Graham
has
died
of
stomach
cancer
at
the
age
of
69.
The
percussionist
had
played
on
more
than
15,000
records,
which
saw
him
working
with
stars
like
The
Animals,
Dusty
Springfield
and
Tom
Jones.
However,
one
of
his
best
efforts
was
the
hit
track
'You
Really
Got
Me",
which
he
recorded
while
sitting
in
for
The
Kinks" drummer
Mick
Avory.
“When
Dave
[Davies]
played
the
opening
chords,
Bobby
forgot
the
complicated
introduction
he
had
planned,
and
just
thumped
one
beat
on
the
snare
drum
with
as
much
power
as
he
could
muster," the
Daily
Express
quoted
the
band"s
frontman,
Ray
Davies,
as
recollecting
It
is
said
that
Graham
let
go
an
opportunity
to
join
The
Beatles
before
Ringo
Starr,
as
they
were
not
famous
enough
back
then.
Shel
Talmy,
who
has
produced
The
Kinks,
David
Bowie
and
The
Who,
said
that
Graham
was
“the
greatest
drummer
the
UK
has
ever
produced".
Graham,
who
came
from
Edmonton,
north
London,
was
diagnosed
with
stomach
cancer
in
April.