Bobbie Clarke (born Robert William Woodman, 13 June 1940, Coventry, England) is an English rock drummer. He has cut hundreds of records and played in numerous bands with many international rock legends. He is regarded by critics as an important figure in the configuration of early British rock and roll, although he is often chiefly remembered for his long term association as the drummer with Vince Taylor and The Playboys.
Clarke was the first drummer in Europe, and quite possibly the first rock drummer in the world to use a double bass drum kit with special pedals, long before Ginger Baker or Keith Moon. One of his flamboyant tricks was a thundering drum roll executed while drinking a coke.
Read more about Bobbie Clarke: Early Career, Vince Taylor and The Playboys, The Bobby Woodman Noise, Reunion With Taylor, Johnny Hallyday's Golden Stars, Second Reunion: Vince Taylor and The Bobbie Clarke Noise, Career in The United States, Third Reunion: Vince Taylor and The Bobbie Clarke Noise, Bodast, The Bobbie Clarke Connection, Fourth Reunion: Vince Taylor and The Bobbie Clarke Noise, The Man Who Drummed The World, Recent Records and Performances
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