Carmine Appice - Legendary Drummer Talks Vanilla Fudge, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder

<p><strong>Carmine Appice is a legendary Rock n' Roll drummer. He’s played with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart and many more. Carmine and I discuss how he started out just wanting to make a living in music playing weddings and Bar Mitzvahs, his time with Vanilla Fudge including their two appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, his post-Fudge career, plus stories about Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, and Stevie Wonder. And we do a Songfest.</strong></p><p><strong>My featured song in this episode is my reimagined live version of Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire”, by my band, Project Grand Slam, recorded at the Nisville Jazz Festival in Serbia and released on the album Greetings From Serbia. Spotify link: </strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4NjykmrzK2ec6MAH83m1vk?si=gdbaetATTN-VIJcYUXzpPA">https://open.spotify.com/track/4NjykmrzK2ec6MAH83m1vk?si=gdbaetATTN-VIJcYUXzp</a></p><p>---------------------------------------------</p><p>   </p><p><strong>In this episode Carmine and I discuss:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Starting out trying to make a living playing weddings and Bar Mitzvahs</strong></li><li><strong>Fitting a Hammond organ in a VW bug</strong></li><li><strong>His impressions of the ‘60s rock era</strong></li><li><strong>Being on Ed Sullivan with Vanilla Fudge</strong></li><li><strong>Memories of Jimi Hendrix  and Janis Joplin</strong></li><li><strong>Forming Cactus</strong></li></ul><p><strong>In the Songfest portion of the episode we listen to and discuss the following:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>“Ticket To Ride” - Vanilla Fudge</strong></li><li><strong>“Tightrope” - Cactus</strong></li><li><strong>“Superstition” - Beck Bogert & Appice</strong></li><li><strong>“Do You Think I’m Sexy” - Rod Stewart</strong></li><li><strong>“Rocket To The Sun” - with Fernando Perdomo</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Just Click </strong><a href="https://www.ratethispodcast.com/followyourdream"><strong>Here</strong>