Earl Palmer
ABOUT EARL PALMER
Rock 'n' roll and jazz drummer who has performed with artists including Randy Newman , Little Richard , and Neil Young .
When he was five, he was a tap dancer on black vaudeville. He later served in the US Army during World War II.
He was featured in the autobiographical book Backbeat: the Earl Palmer Story.
He was married four times and had seven children.
He has performed with Little Richard .