Jimmy Copley

English rock drummer

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James "Jimmy" Copley
Copley with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 2010
Born	29 December 1953 London, England
Died	13 May 2017(2017-05-13) (aged 63) Bristol, England
Other names	Jim Copley
Occupation	Musician
Spouse	Sachi Caroline Taylor (m. 1984; div. 2014)
Children	3

James Frank Copley (29 December 1953 – 13 May 2017) was an English rock drummer.

Copley was largely a session musician and worked with Jeff Beck, Graham Parker, Upp, Paul Young, Magnum, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple, Go West, Killing Joke, Tears for Fears, Seal, Tony Iommi and Paul Rodgers. He was the drummer with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 2007.

He was a master of the open-handed drumming technique. This method dispenses with crossing the hands when playing the hi-hat and snare drum simultaneously, as opposed to the more traditional way of playing drums which features crossed hands as the basic playing position.

Copley was a long-term Tama Drums endorser. He used Superstar, Granstar, Artstar II and Starclassic drums throughout the years. Another long time association was with Zildjian Cymbals. He also used Vic Firth drumsticks.

Death

According to University Hospital Bristol, Copley had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2015 and relapsed following a bone marrow transplant. He opted to discontinue chemotherapy. In Copley's final days, his hospital room was transformed into a temporary recording studio so that he and friends could record an EP to benefit the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and Royal United Hospital in Bristol.

Selected discography

Upp

Upp (1975)
This Way Upp (1976)

Killing Joke

Outside the Gate (1988)

Tears For Fears

Tears for Fears: Live at Knebworth '90 (Change, Badman's Song, Everybody Wants to Rule the World) (1990)
Going To California (Live from Santa Barbara) (1990)

Psychedelix

Move On/Green Light (1992)
Psychedelix (1992)
no one's wastin' time (live album, 1992)
Rowdy Boys (1993)
Psychedelix II (1994)
Livin' In Osaka (1994)
Merry-Go-Round (1995)
Stand (1995)
Stand e.p. (1995)
Smoky (1996)
On-Gaeshi 1 (live album, 1999)
On-Gaeshi 2 (live album, 1999)
Edoya Collection 1992-1996 (1999)
20th March 1994 (live DVD, 2000)
Move On Tour Stage 1 (live DVD, 2005)
New Classics (2008)

Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix Tribute

Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix Tribute (1993)

Paul Rodgers

Live: The Loreley Tapes (live album, 1996)
Now (1997)
Now and Live (2-CD compilation, 1997)
Electric (2000)

Char

Days Went By 1988-1993 (1993)
20th Anniversary "Electric Guitar Concert" (live album, 1997)
Today (1998)
Let It Blow (1998)
Touch My Love Again (1999)
I’m Gonna Take This Chance (1999)
Char Edoya Collection 1988-1997 (1999)
Char Plays Ballad (1999)
20th Anniversary "Electric Guitar Concert" (live DVD, 1999)
Share The Wonder (2000)
Char Played With And Without (live album, 2000)
Bamboo Joints (2001)
Char Psyche 1988 (live album, 2002)
Live In Nippon Budokan 2001 "Bamboo Joints" (live DVD, 2002)
Sacred Hills (2002)
Mr.70’s You Set Me Free (2003)
Singles 1976-2005 (2006)
Tradrock "Jeff" by Char (2011)

Mayfield

Mayfield (1998)

Tony Iommi

Iommi (2000)
The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004)

Go West

The Best Of Go West - The Runaway Train Tour (1987)

Magnum

Livin' The Dream (2005 live DVD)
Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow (2007)

Slap My Hand (2008)

Jimmy Copley & Char

Slap My Hand Special Session (live DVD, 2009)

References

"Epilogue: Personal Facts" (in German). Magnum. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Band Members (Jimmy Copley)". Platform-end.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
Carson, Annette (2001). Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers. San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books. p. 226. ISBN 0-87930-632-7.
"Tama Drums: Jimmy Copley". Tama. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
"Artist Roster". Vic Firth. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
"Drummer Jimmy Copley Dies". Ultimate Classic Rock. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

v t e Magnum
Bob Catley Tony Clarkin Colin "Wally" Lowe Mark Stanway Mickey Barker Bob Doyle Kex Gorin Dave Morgan Richard Bailey Eddie George Jim Simpson Al Barrow Harry James Jimmy Copley Rick Benton Lee Morris Dennis Ward
Studio albums	Kingdom of Madness Magnum II Chase the Dragon The Eleventh Hour On a Storyteller's Night Vigilante Wings of Heaven Goodnight L.A. Sleepwalking Keeping the Nite Light Burning Rock Art Breath of Life Brand New Morning Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow Into the Valley of the Moonking The Visitation On the 13th Day Escape From The Shadow Garden Sacred Blood "Divine" Lies Lost on the Road to Eternity The Serpent Rings The Monster Roars Here Comes the Rain
Live albums	Marauder Invasion Live The Spirit The Last Dance Stronghold Days of Wonder The River Sessions Wings of Heaven Live Escape from the Shadow Garden – Live 2014 Live at the Symphony Hall
Compilations	Mirador Foundation Archive Chapter & Verse Road to Paradise Long Days, Black Nights The Gathering Evolution The Valley of Tears – The Ballads Dance of the Black Tattoo
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v t e Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann Mick Rogers Robert Hart John Lingwood Steve Kinch Chris Thompson Steve Waller Chris Slade Colin Pattenden Pat King Jimmy Copley Clive Bunker Dave Flett Matt Irving Shona Laing Richard Marcangelo Geoff Britton Noel McCalla John Trotter Geoff Dunn Pete May
Studio albums	Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1972) Glorified Magnified (1972) Messin' (Get Your Rocks Off) (1973) Solar Fire (1973) The Good Earth (1974) Nightingales and Bombers (1975) The Roaring Silence (1976) Watch (1978) Angel Station (1979) Chance (1980) Somewhere in Afrika (1982) Criminal Tango (1986) Masque (1987) Plains Music (1991) Soft Vengeance (1996) 2006 (2004) Lone Arranger (2014)
Live albums	Budapest Live (1984) Mann Alive (1998)
Compilations	Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1992) The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered (1999) The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II (2001) Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes (2005)
Songs	"I'll Be Gone" (1974) "Spirits in the Night" (1975) "Blinded by the Light" (1976) "Mighty Quinn" (1978) "Davy's on the Road Again" (1978) "Don't Kill It Carol" (1979) "For You" (1981) "Redemption Song" (1983) "Runner" (1984)
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