Champion Panorama Drummer Roger Anthony Bethelmy - Desperadoes Steel Orchestra 1977, 1983, 1985

Roger Anthony Bethelmy
Roger Anthony Bethelmy

Born: February 10, 1947 - Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies

Education: St. George's College, Kingston, Jamaica 1959 -1964
College Prep - Business

Professional Musical Experience

The Winston Turner Quintet - Jamaica Hilton Hotel - 1967 - 1968 
The Billy Cooke Trio - The Runaway Bay Hotel - 1968 - 1969 
The Caribs - The Sheraton Kingston Hotel - 1969 - 1973 
The Dizzy Gillespie ABC-TV Special - Kingston, Jamaica - 1972 
The Hubert Laws Concert - Kingston, Jamaica - 1971 
The Chris White Concert - Kingston, Jamaica - 1972

Recordings

EDDIE KENDRICKS - Boogie Down - Motown 
IKE & TINA TURNER - Nut Bush - U.A.
LETTA MBULU - Letta - A&M RECORDS 
ROD STEWART - Foot Loose & Fancy Free - Warner Brothers 
ROD STEWART - Blondes Have More Fun - Warner Brothers 
ROD STEWART - Passion - Warner Brothers 
MONTY ALEXANDER - Jamento - Pablo 
AHMAD JAMAL - One - 20th Century Fox 
CHUCK RAINEY - Continental Divide
BAYA - Baya - Houston Connection Record Corp. 

Panorama Finals 
Drummer Roger Anthony Bethelmy with Desperadoes on finals night 1983 performing Rebecca

Live Performances  

Ike & Tina Turner Revue
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Letta Mbulu
Robert Palmer
Willie Bobo
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Baya
Toots and the Maytals
Frankie Valli
Etta James
George Benson
The Crusaders
Ralph MacDonald
Azteca
The WITCO Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
Cedar Walton
George Cables
Monty Alexander
Eartha Kitt 

Midnight Specials (television prime time national weekly series) 

Peter Allen
Letta Mbulu
Candi Staton
Olivia Newton-John
Tasha Thomas
Thelma Houston
Franz Joli
Deniece Williams
Jackie DeShannon
Linda Clifford
Destination
The Emotions
Isaac Hayes
The Whispers
Sister Sledge
Frankie Valli
Larry Hagman
Stephanie Mills
Cliff Richard

Endorsements

Latin Percussion

CREDITS

2021 - Rod Stewart: 1975-1978 -  Rod Stewart - (Drums)

2019 - You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Rod Stewart - (Drums)

2009 - The Rod Stewart Sessions: 1971-1998 - Rod Stewart - Guest Artist, (Drums)

2008 - The Definitive Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart - (Drums)

2008 - Some Guys Have All the Luck - Rod Stewart (Drums)

2004 - Classics - Danny O'Keefe - (Drums)

1981 - Born Again - Chuck Rainey - (Drums)

1981 - Big Mouth - Milt Jackson - (Percussion)

1980 - Foolish Behaviour - Rod Stewart - (Drums)

1979 - One - Ahmad Jamal - (Drums)

1978 - Letta [1978] - Letta Mbulu - (Drums)

1978 - Jamento: The Monty Alexander 7 - Monty Alexander - (Drums)

1978 - Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart - (Drums)

1977 - Foot Loose & Fancy Free - Rod Stewart - (Drums)

1977 - American Roulette - Danny O'Keefe - (Drums)

1973 - Don't Forget to Remember - Adina Edwards - (Drums)

1973 - Book of Rules - The Heptones - (Drums)

**  The Studio Albums: 1975-2001 - Rod Stewart - (Drums)

**  Do Ya Think I'm Sexy/Scarred and Scared - Rod Stewart - (Drums)

**  100 Greatest Guilty Pleasures (Cheesy Pop Hits) - (Drums)

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