Billy Cobham

[drummer]

Happy 78th Birthday to one of the masters.

 

[boomstick]

 

[Matched Gripper]

Happy 78th Birthday to one of the masters.

Hard to wrap my head around that!

 

[jptrickster]

Mind totally blown '75 Mahavishnu opened for Jeff beck Dome Arena Henrietta NY.......Billy Cobham and Richard Bailey what an intense night of drumming. I put my sticks away for awhile.

 

[lamartee]

 

[Steech]

Mind totally blown '75 Mahavishnu opened for Jeff beck Dome Arena Henrietta NY.......Billy Cobham and Richard Bailey what an intense night of drumming. I put my sticks away for awhile.

Wow. Lucky you.

 

[Skyrm]

Back in the 80s I went to a PASIC show in Ann Arbor Michigan. I walk into the display area and the Remo booth is right by the front door. Billy was sitting on a tiny throne playing a remote Junior Pro set, which was new that year. I really regret leaving my camera in the car that day

 

[Sonar Dave]

Did you buy the kit?

 

[MrDrums2112]

What an inspiration he is. During the pandemic, I did a lot of extensive listening through his catalog. What a treasure.

 

[Fat Drummer]

Hard to wrap my head around that!

No kidding... I caught him here in Chattanooga back in September of 2019 so that would have made him 75 I think. My mouth just hung open!!!!!!

Signing autographs after the show, here with one of Chattanooga's legendary drummers, cool for me to catch them together.

 

[bigbonzo]

I saw him play a few years ago. I sat there with my mouth open.

 

[Skyrm]

Did you buy the kit?

Nope, just a Reverb pic for reference.

 

[TrickRoll]

And in 1968 (small set):

Billy with Horace Silver

 

[RogersLudwig]

I found out about him when a friend bought the first Mahavishnu Orchestra album. Blew me away. Just before that album was released I was introduced to J. mcLaughlin’s two previous albums, one with Buddy Miles on drums, the other with Tony Oxley. They were terrific, but Cobham was a step above both. Happy Birthday, Billy!

 

[b/o 402]

And in 1968 (small set):

Billy with Horace Silver

That’s fantastic, never seen it!

 

[nanashi]

This is for the people that don't have time to play all the clips on the above post. A fun piece and a fun solo.

 

[drumgadget]

And then there's this:

Some pretty fine brushwork from Mr Cobham on this classic tune!

Mike

 

[brokenstick]

Left-handed ambidextrous

 

[kallen49]

Billy is certainly the most powerful drummer I’ve ever seen and is the only drummer I’ve ever seen play using two sticks in each hand - at Toronto clinic in 2006.

Myself and another drummer met him after a show in Guelph Ontario in 1975,
while we were in awe, blown away by his playing, he was gracious and I remember his advice,
“you must get out and play for people”.

 

[vintagedrummersweden]

Late to the party, but this changed my life!