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Jim Keltner
Born April 27 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Keltner made his name primarily as a session drummer in the 1970s. His initial interest as a drummer lay in jazz. But because of the declining popularity of jazz at the time, and the pop/rock explosion in the late ’50s and early ’60s, Keltner jumped on the rock ‘n’ roll bandwagon and broke into the Los Angeles music scene.
Keltner’s early experience as a session drummer was a struggle as he just tried to make ends meet. But toward the end of the ’60s, regular gigs came his way and he became one of the busiest drummers in L.A.
His earliest recorded work was with Gabor Szabo on the album Bacchanal. Later, his association with Leon Russel brought him to the attention of British crooner Joe Cocker, and Keltner’s career took off. It opened the floodgates to gigs with musicians such as Carly Simon, Barbara Streisand, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and Derek And The Dominos.
Playing on Lennon’s legendary record Imagine was a monumental boon to Ketlner’s career as it came righ
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Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner, born James Lee Keltner on April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an American drummer known best known for his session work, contributing to albums of many well-known artists. He also played on solo recordings by three of The Beatles — George Harrison, John Lennon (including Lennon solo albums, as well as albums released both by the Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono), and Ringo Starr.
As a free-lance drummer, Keltner has worked three of the Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr), Leon Russell, Gabor Szabo, Delaney Bramlett, Roy Orbison, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, Guthrie Thomas, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, Van Dyke Parks, the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Brian Wilson, Roger McGuinn, Seals and Crofts, The Ramones, Bill Frisell, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Phil Keaggy, Steve Jones, Crowded House, Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello, The Bee Gees, Jackson Browne, The Manhattan Transfer, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Sam Phillips, Los Lobos, Pink Floyd, Warr
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Jim Keltner
American drummer (born 1942)
Musical artist
James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America".[1]
Career
Keltner was inspired to start playing because of an interest in jazz, but the popularity of jazz was declining during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and it was the explosion of pop/rock in the mid-1960s that enabled him to break into recording work in Los Angeles. His first gig as a session musician was recording "She's Just My Style" for the pop group Gary Lewis and the Playboys.[2][3]
Keltner's music career was hardly paying a living, and for several years at the outset he was supported by his wife. Toward the end of the 1960s, he finally began getting regular session work and eventually became one of the busiest drummers in Los Angeles. His earliest credited performances on record were with Gabor Szabo on the 1968 album Bacchanal.[2]
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