For over 50 years drum legend Carmine Appice has been influencing the influencers with bands like Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice as well as playing with Ozzy, Rod Stewart and many more. Today Carmine shares stories from a lifetime on record.

Topics include:

The Brothers Appice
The legend of Vanilla Fudge
Making the final "Stop In The Name of Love" single
Carmine's record collection
The Guitar Zeus boxset
Memories of John Bonham
Jeff Beck and Peter Grant
Cactus and the Van Halen influence
Memories w Jimi Hendrix
Dealing with Organized Crime
The X-Rated book "Stick It"
Touring with Ozzy, problems with Sharon Osbourne
Early dealings with Ozzy and Black Sabbath
Playing with Pink Floyd
His favourite albums he played on
ATCO and working with Ahmet Ertegun
The disastrous "The Beat Goes On"
Gigs he was offered he wish he took

Carmine's website Guitar Zeus vinyl pre-order The new Vanilla Fudge video "Stop In The Name of Love"

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