Carmine Appice

Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice at a Breast Cancer Can Stick It! fundraiser near Dallas, Texas in October 2015
Background information
Birth name	Carmine Appice
Born	(1946-12-15) December 15, 1946 (age 70) Brooklyn, New York United States
Genres	Hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums percussion vocals
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Atlantic, Atco, Epic, Repertoire
Associated acts	Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus, Ted Nugent, Rod Stewart, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, King Kobra, Blue Murder, Mother's Army, Travers & Appice, KGB, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Pappo, Paul Stanley, Marty Friedman, Hear 'n Aid, Michael Hund (Guitarist)
Website	carmineappice.net

Carmine Appice (born December 15, 1946) is an American drummer and percussionist most commonly associated with the rock genre of music. He has received classical music training, and was influenced early-on by the work of jazz drummers Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Appice is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, and Blue Murder, which also featured John Sykes of Thin Lizzy fame, and Tony Franklin of The Firm. He was inducted into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013, and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.