Legendary session drummer Bobby Graham has passed away, aged 69.
Graham played on an estimated 15,000 records in his lifetime, including Petula Clark's 'Downtown', Dusty Springfield's 'I Only Want To Be With You' and 'Gloria' by Them. Alongside those acts, he also worked with The Kinks, playing drums on both 'You Really Got Me' and 'All Day And All Of The Night'. He was allegedly approached by Brian Epstein to replace Pete Best in The Beatles but turned down the request as The Beatles were at that point unknown...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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