# David Kemper

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{{short description|American rock drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{For|the ''Farscape'' writer|David Kemper (writer)}}
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'''David Law Kemper''' (born 1947/8 in [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois)) is an American rock drummer<ref>[http://expectingrain.com/dok/who/k/kemperdavid.shtml Bob Dylan Who's Who, Expecting Rain, April 20, 1999]</ref> who was a member of the [Jerry Garcia Band](/source/Jerry_Garcia_Band) (1983–1994) and [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan)'s band (1996–2001).<ref>[http://expectingrain.com/dok/who/k/kemperdavid.shtml Bob Dylan Who's Who, Expecting Rain, April 20, 1999]</ref>

He was with the [Jerry Garcia](/source/Jerry_Garcia) Band from 1983 until January 1994, when he was suddenly dismissed for reasons still unknown to him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.well.com/user/shmo/kemper.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-01-28 |archive-date=2017-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406145451/http://www.well.com/user/shmo/kemper.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went on to spend five years as Bob Dylan's drummer. Kemper joined Dutch [progressive rock](/source/progressive_rock) band [Focus](/source/Focus_(band)) from 1975 to 1977, playing both on the ''[Mother Focus](/source/Mother_Focus)'' album and tour. He has played with Mike Stinson, [Elkie Brooks](/source/Elkie_Brooks), [Dennis Wilson](/source/Dennis_Wilson) (on the ''Bambu'' sessions) and [Bernie Leadon](/source/Bernie_Leadon). He played double drums with [Jim Gordon](/source/Jim_Gordon_(musician)) on [Barry McGuire](/source/Barry_McGuire)'s "Don't Blame God" from his ''Lighten Up'' album in 1974. When, at the peak of the [Average White Band](/source/Average_White_Band)'s success drummer Robbie McIntosh died, Kemper was enlisted for tour dates  until Steve Ferrone could join as a member. Six of the nine tracks with drumming on Joan Armatrading's 1977 album, "Show Some Emotion", feature Kemper, with London session ace Henry Spinetti ([Eric Clapton](/source/Eric_Clapton), [George Harrison](/source/George_Harrison), [Gerry Rafferty](/source/Gerry_Rafferty), [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney)) and Kenney Jones ([Small Faces](/source/Small_Faces), [Faces](/source/Faces_(band)), [The Who](/source/The_Who)) splitting the remainder.<ref>[http://www.musicsogood.com/janakkerman/david_kemper.htm Interview with David Kemper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901231147/http://www.musicsogood.com/janakkerman/david_kemper.htm |date=2008-09-01 }}</ref>

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