Terry Draper

Last updated
Terry Draper
Birth nameTerry Edward Draper
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Instruments
  • Drums
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards [1]
Years active
  • 1973–1982
  • 1988
  • 1997–present
Labels
Formerly of Klaatu
Website terrydraper.com

Terry Edward Draper is a Canadian musician who was the drummer and one of three songwriters for the 1970s progressive rock band Klaatu. [2]

Contents

Career

Before becoming a successful musician, Draper had a construction business with a speciality in roofing. [2]

Draper co-wrote the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which was not only successful with his band Klaatu, but also became a Top-40 hit for the Carpenters when they covered it in 1977. [3] Draper also co-wrote the Klaatu songs "Prelude" in 1977 and "December Dream" in 1981, which was a tribute to John Lennon.

He went on to record several solo albums in his home studio in Oak Ridges, Ontario after the break-up of the band in 1981. His former Klaatu bandmates Dee Long and John Woloschuk made appearances on his album Light Years Later, in 1997. [4]

Later on in the 1980s he returned to his roofing business, and then developed a career as a restaurateur alongside his continued music work. [2]

Solo releases

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Klaatu (band)</span> Canadian rock band formed 1973

Klaatu was a Canadian rock group formed in 1973 by the duo of John Woloschuk and Dee Long. They named themselves after an ambassador, Klaatu, from an extraterrestrial confederation who visits Earth with his companion robot Gort in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still. After recording two non-charting singles, the band added drummer Terry Draper to the line-up; this trio constituted Klaatu throughout the rest of the band's recording career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renaissance (band)</span> English progressive rock band

Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combining a female lead vocal with a fusion of classical, folk, rock, and jazz influences. Characteristic elements of the Renaissance sound are Annie Haslam's wide vocal range, prominent piano accompaniment, orchestral arrangements and vocal harmonies.

<i>Hope</i> (Klaatu album) 1977 studio album by Klaatu

Hope is the second album by the Canadian rock band Klaatu and their first concept album. Released in September 1977, it won a Juno Award for "Best Engineered Album" and a Canadian Music Critics award for "Best Album" that same year. The album follows the loose concept of space travelers visiting a distant planet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregg Allman</span> American musician (1947–2017)

Gregory LeNoir Allman was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country at times. He wrote several of the band's most popular songs, including "Whipping Post", "Melissa", and "Midnight Rider". Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida and then Macon, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prism (band)</span> Canadian rock band

Prism is a Canadian rock band formed in Vancouver in 1977. They were originally active from 1977 to 1984 and have been active again from 1987 to present. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Ron Tabak, guitarist Lindsay Mitchell, keyboardist John Hall, bassist Allen Harlow and drummer Rocket Norton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Lake</span> English musician (1947–2016)

Gregory Stuart Lake was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Moraz</span> Swiss musician

Patrick Philippe Moraz is a Swiss musician, film composer and songwriter, best known for his tenures as keyboardist in the rock bands Yes and the Moody Blues.

<i>3:47 EST</i> 1976 studio album by Klaatu

3:47 EST is the debut album by the Canadian progressive rock group Klaatu, released in August 1976. The album was renamed Klaatu when released in the United States by Capitol Records. The album is notable for its Beatlesque psychedelia. The Juno-nominated album cover was painted by a friend of Klaatu's members, a Canadian graphic artist, Ted Jones.

"Sub-Rosa Subway" is a song written by the Canadian rock band Klaatu, from their album 3:47 EST, describing the efforts of Alfred Ely Beach to create the Beach Pneumatic Transit, the New York City Subway's precursor. His work is described as secretive. The song peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft</span> 1976 single by Klaatu

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is a song by Canadian rock band Klaatu, originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The song was played to open night-time transmission of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The year following its release, American soft rock duo the Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians. The Carpenters' version reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and charted at number 1 in Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Nicholls</span> English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director (born 1949)

William Morris Nicholls Jr is an English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director. He was born into a musical family, his father Billy Nicholls (Sr.) being a double bassist and big band singer, performing with such bands as The Oscar Rabin Romany Band, Alan Green with his boys, the RAF band The Squadronaires and later performed on radio with Will Hay with Royal Command Performances. Nicholls first gained fame in the 1960s while still a teenager with his Pet Sounds-influenced album, Would You Believe, originally released on Immediate Records.

<i>Sir Army Suit</i> 1978 studio album by Klaatu

Sir Army Suit is the third album recorded by the Canadian rock band Klaatu.

<i>Endangered Species</i> (Klaatu album) 1980 studio album by Klaatu

Endangered Species is the fourth and penultimate album by the Canadian rock band Klaatu, released in 1980.

<i>Magentalane</i> 1981 studio album by Klaatu

Magentalane was the fifth and final album of new material by the Canadian rock group Klaatu.

Terrence Williams is a Welsh rock drummer. During the 1970s and early 1980s Williams was drummer with Dave Edmunds / Rockpile and Man. Rockpile split in 1981 and Williams joined Dire Straits from 1982 until 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laurence Juber</span> English guitarist

Laurence Ivor Juber is an English musician, fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician. He played guitar in the rock band Wings from 1978 to 1981.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Larry Dunn</span> Musical artist

Larry Dunn is an American keyboardist, producer and musical director. He was one of the early members of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire. Dunn was later inducted, as a former band member, into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Within which he's also been bestowed with ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, 7 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Dunn is a co-composer of EWF's "Shining Star", a song that's been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Michael C Japp was a Welsh musician and songwriter.

Terry Brown is a British record producer involved in a variety of work. He has been noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush. Brown produced every album by the band from Fly by Night (1975) up to Signals (1982). He was also involved with the English pop rock band Cutting Crew, and the Canadian progressive rock band Klaatu.

"Little Neutrino" is a track written by Dee Long, from the album 3:47 EST by the progressive rock group Klaatu.

References

  1. "The Bands – Terry Draper". terrydraper.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Dan (April 4, 2000). "When the music's over: Rock and roll is a vicious game, but not half as rough as what comes next – as a handful of Canada's former rock gods can attest", National Post , p. B10.
  3. Feniak, Peter (November 21, 1995). "The band Beatlemania made, then crushed", The Globe and Mail , p. D1.
  4. Ankeny, Jason. "Terry Draper: Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved January 19, 2011.