Jim Keltner

Biography

Jim Keltner is a renowned American drummer and percussionist born on April 27, 1942. Characterized as "the leading session drummer in America" by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes, he has had a storied career marked by his early gigs with Gary Lewis and the Playboys and later becoming one of the busiest drummers in Los Angeles. Keltner's work can be seen in albums such as Bacchanal with Gabor Szabo.