Clem Cattini (born Clemente Anselmo
Cattini, 28
August 1937,
Stoke
Newington, North London, England) was the
drummer
for the 1960s
English
band,
The
Tornados as well as being used as a session
musician. Cattini is one of the most prolific drummers in UK
recording history, appearing on hundreds of recordings by
artists as diverse as Engelbert Humperdinck
and Lou
Reed, including featuring on a record 46 different UK number
one singles.
Clem was considered for Led
Zeppelin on a couple of occasions. He was initially on Jimmy
Page's shortlist of drummers when forming the band, before
they settled on John Bonham. Also at a later stage he
was once asked to join Led Zeppelin for a brief spell in 1975 but
turned down the offer.
Prior to this he had appeared alongside John Paul Jones
on Donovan's
hit
single "Hurdy Gurdy Man".
UK No. 1 Singles Featuring
Cattini
- "Shakin' All Over" - Johnny Kidd and the
Pirates
- "Well I Ask You" - Eden
Kane
- "Come Outside" - Mike
Sarne with Wendy Richard
- "Telstar" - The
Tornados
- "Diane" - The
Bachelors
- "You Really Got Me" - The
Kinks
- "It's Not Unusual" - Tom
Jones
- "Make It Easy on Yourself" -
The Walker Brothers
- "Tears" - Ken
Dodd
- "The Sun Ain't
Gonna Shine Anymore" - The Walker Brothers
- "You Don't Have to
Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield
- "Out of Time" - Chris
Farlowe
- "Green Green Grass of Home"
- Tom Jones
- "Release Me" - Engelbert Humperdinck
- "The Last Waltz" - Engelbert Humperdinck
- "The Ballad of Bonnie
and Clyde" - Georgie Fame
- "Everlasting Love" - Love Affair
- "Cinderella Rockefella" - Esther
and Abi Ofarim
- "I Pretend" - Des
O'Connor
- "Where Do You Go To
(My Lovely)" - Peter Sarstedt
- "Something in the Air" - Thunderclap
Newman
- "Two Little Boys" - Rolf
Harris
- "Love Grows
(Where My Rosemary Goes)" - Edison Lighthouse
- "Yellow River" - Christie
- "Hot Love" - T.
Rex
- "Grandad" - Clive
Dunn
- "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
- Middle of the Road
- "Get It On" - T.
Rex
- "Ernie (the
Fastest Milkman in the West)" - Benny Hill
- "I'd Like to
Teach the World to Sing" - The New Seekers
- "Telegram Sam" - T.
Rex
- "Son of My Father" - Chicory
Tip
- "Welcome Home" - Peters
and Lee
- "Jealous Mind" - Alvin
Stardust
- "Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl
Douglas
- "When Will I See You Again"
- The Three Degrees
- "Whispering Grass" - Windsor
Davies & Don Estelle
- "Give A Little Love" - Bay
City Rollers
- "Barbados" - Typically Tropical
- "Save Your Kisses for Me" - Brotherhood
of Man
- "No
Charge" - J.J. Barrie
- "So You Win Again" - Hot
Chocolate
- "Angelo" - Brotherhood
of Man
- "Figaro" - Brotherhood
of Man
- "Save Your
Love" - Renée and Renato
- "Is This the Way to
Amarillo" - Tony Christie & Peter Kay
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