Billy Cobham was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.
11 Facts About Billy Cobham
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Billy Cobham's influence stretched far beyond jazz; he influenced progressive rock contemporaries like Bill Bruford of King Crimson, and later ones like Danny Carey of Tool.
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Billy Cobham started playing drums at the age of four, and joined his father four years later.
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Billy Cobham was drafted in 1965, and for the next three years he played with a US Army band.
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Billy Cobham played an early model electric drum kit given to him by Tama Drums.
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Billy Cobham was a house drummer for Atlantic Records and a session musician for CTI and Kudu, appearing on the albums White Rabbit by George Benson, Sunflower by Milt Jackson, and Soul Box by Grover Washington Jr.
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Billy Cobham started the jazz rock group Dreams with Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Barry Rogers, and John Abercrombie.
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Billy Cobham moved further into jazz fusion when he toured with Miles Davis and recorded Davis's albums Bitches Brew and A Tribute to Jack Johnson.
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Billy Cobham performed a long drum solo session with the band's two percussionists, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, known as the Rhythm Devils.
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In 2006, Billy Cobham released Drum 'n' Voice 2, a return to the 1970s jazz-funk sound, with guests including Brian Auger, Guy Barker, Jeff Berlin, Frank Gambale, Jan Hammer, Mike Lindup, Buddy Miles, Dominic Miller, Airto Moreira, John Patitucci, and the band Novecento.
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Billy Cobham plays his drums using the open-handed technique, which allows the player to play without crossing their right hand over the snare drum.