 Drummer Billy Cobham at the WOMAD (World Music Festival), Reading 30/07/2005 Image by pixgremlin: http://www.aworan.com c/o Pix Gremlin, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY 2.0 |
Billy CobhamBilly Cobham Billy Cobham Panamanian–American drummer (born 1944) William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Quick facts Background information, Birth name ... Billy Cobham Cobham performing at WOMAD in 2005 Background information Birth name William Emanuel Cobham Jr. Born (1944-05-16) May 16, 1944 (age 81) Colón, Panama Genres Jazz jazz fusion jazz funk progressive rock Occupations Musician songwriter bandleader educator Instrument(s) Drums, percussion Years active 1968–present Labels Atlantic Columbia CTI Elektra GRP Formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra New York Jazz Quartet Jazz Is Dead Bobby and the Midnites Website billycobham.com Close He was inducted… (Source: Wikipedia)
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