Carmine Appice is a rock drummer who is best known for his associations with the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, King Kobra and Rod Stewart’s backing band. As an educator, Appice was the first to legitimize rock drumming with his book, The Realistic Rock Drum Method, selling over 400,000 copies (now in video format). He is ranked number 28 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time” list.

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