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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 42 MIN

Episode 101 - Clem Cattini (The Tornados, Lou Reed, Cliff Richard)

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For today's episode I thought I'd share an archived interview from around twelve years ago, that I did with session drumming legend - Clem Cattini.Based in Stoke Newington, UK - Clem Cattini is an English drummer who was not only a member of 'The Tornados' but so prominent in the 50's, 60's and 70's that he is actually regarded as one of the most prolific drummers in UK recording history, appearing on hundreds of recordings by artists like Cliff Richard, Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Yardbirds and Tom Jones. Clem and I talk about his work with a young Jimmy Page, how hard it was to get lessons back in the day, songwriting and of course his legendary drumming career - where he played on over 40 UK number one singles.For more information on Clem or his work, please search for him across all socials or google.For further information on Travis Marc or 'Musicians-Mentor' website, please visit ⁠www.musicians-mentor.com⁠ As usual, thanks for checking out the channel and if you're getting anything useful from my content, please feel free to comment, like, share and subscribe, thank you. Additionally, for those interested - you can support this channel by - 'Buying Us Coffee'. ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/musiciansmentor⁠ Or visiting our affiliate page with the lovely folks over at - 'Soundbrenner'. ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com⁠ where you can use code TRAVISMARC-DEAL for 20% off of their products.

For today's episode I thought I'd share an archived interview from around twelve years ago, that I did with session drumming legend - Clem Cattini.Based in Stoke Newington, UK - Clem Cattini is an English drummer who was not only a member of 'The Tornados' but so prominent in the 50's, 60's and 70's that he is actually regarded as one of the most prolific drummers in UK recording history, appearing on hundreds of recordings by artists like Cliff Richard, Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Yardbirds and Tom Jones. Clem and I talk about his work with a young Jimmy Page, how hard it was to get lessons back in the day, songwriting and of course his legendary drumming career - where he played on over 40 UK number one singles.For more information on Clem or his work, please search for him across all socials or google.For further information on Travis Marc or 'Musicians-Mentor' website, please visit ⁠www.musicians-mentor.com⁠ As usual, thanks for checking out the channel and if you're getting anything useful from my content, please feel free to comment, like, share and subscribe, thank you. Additionally, for those interested - you can support this channel by - 'Buying Us Coffee'. ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/musiciansmentor⁠ Or visiting our affiliate page with the lovely folks over at - 'Soundbrenner'. ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com⁠ where you can use code TRAVISMARC-DEAL for 20% off of their products.

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