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1 Death  





2 Selected discography  



2.1  Upp  





2.2  Killing Joke  





2.3  Tears For Fears  





2.4  Psychedelix  





2.5  Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix Tribute  





2.6  Curt Smith  





2.7  Martin Page  





2.8  The Pretenders  





2.9  Paul Rodgers  





2.10  Char  





2.11  Mayfield  





2.12  Tony Iommi  





2.13  Go West  





2.14  Magnum  





2.15  Jimmy Copley  





2.16  Jimmy Copley & Char  







3 References  














Jimmy Copley






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James "Jimmy" Copley
Copley with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 2010
Born29 December 1953[1]
London, England
Died13 May 2017(2017-05-13) (aged 63)
Bristol, England
Other namesJim Copley
OccupationMusician
Spouse

Sachi Caroline Taylor

(m. 1984; div. 2014)
ChildrenJack Copley (son)
Johnny Copley (son)
Jerome Alexandre (son)

James Frank Copley (29 December 1953 – 13 May 2017) was an English rock drummer.

Copley was largely a session musician[2] and worked with Jeff Beck,[3] Graham Parker, Upp, Paul Young, Magnum, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Glenn HughesofDeep Purple, Go West, Killing Joke, Tears for Fears, Seal, Tony Iommi and Paul Rodgers.[2] He was the drummer with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 2007.

He was a master of the open-handed drumming technique. This method dispenses with crossing the hands when playing the hi-hat and snare drum simultaneously, as opposed to the more traditional way of playing drums which features crossed hands as the basic playing position.

Copley was a long-term Tama Drums endorser. He used Superstar, Granstar, Artstar II and Starclassic drums throughout the years.[4] Another long time association was with Zildjian Cymbals. He also used Vic Firth drumsticks.[5]

Death[edit]

According to University Hospital Bristol, Copley had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2015 and relapsed following a bone marrow transplant. He opted to discontinue chemotherapy. In Copley's final days, his hospital room was transformed into a temporary recording studio so that he and friends could record an EP to benefit the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and Royal United Hospital in Bath.[6]

Selected discography[edit]

Upp[edit]

Killing Joke[edit]

Tears For Fears[edit]

Psychedelix[edit]

Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix Tribute[edit]

Curt Smith[edit]

Martin Page[edit]

The Pretenders[edit]

Paul Rodgers[edit]

Char[edit]

Mayfield[edit]

Tony Iommi[edit]

Go West[edit]

Magnum[edit]

Jimmy Copley[edit]

Jimmy Copley & Char[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Epilogue: Personal Facts" (in German). Magnum. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  • ^ a b "Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Band Members (Jimmy Copley)". Platform-end.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  • ^ Carson, Annette (2001). Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers. San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books. p. 226. ISBN 0-87930-632-7.
  • ^ "Tama Drums: Jimmy Copley". Tama. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  • ^ "Artist Roster". Vic Firth. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  • ^ "Drummer Jimmy Copley Dies". Ultimate Classic Rock. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

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