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's touring band, after having played with Yanni in the early 1980s rock band Chameleon. Adams was born in

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Music career

Chameleon

Band members of regional rock band Chameleon included Adams on drums, vocals, and percussion;

on keyboards and synthesizers; Dugan McNeill on lead vocals and bass guitars; Johnny Donaldson on all guitars; and Mark Anthony on lead vocals and keyboards. Their albums included ''Chameleon'', ''Techno-color'', ''Hologram Sky'', and ''Balance''. The group was noted for Adams' revolving gyroscope drum kit, who played his rapidly spinning drums before

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's similar arrangement.

Yanni

In 1987,

formed his first touring band to promote his album '' Out of Silence'', as well as selections from '' Keys to Imagination''. This early band included Yanni,

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and Joyce Imbesi on keyboards, and Adams on drums. He is also featured in both ''

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'' released in 1994 and '' Live at Royal Albert Hall'' released in 1995. Adams did not join the Tribute concert at the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City as he had to help raise his son with autism issues and thus was replaced by rock/jazz drummer Joel Taylor for the entire tour. After Yanni's hiatus following Tribute, Adams returned in 2001. Adams reunited again with Yanni for the 2003/2004 ''

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'' concert tour.

Discography

Adams is credited as drummer or percussionist in the following albums, produced by

unless otherwise noted.

Influences

Adams has indicated his musical influences to include Buddy Rich, the Beatles, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.

References

External links

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Charlie Adams
at Drummer World.com
Chameleon at MusicMight.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Charlie American male drummers American percussionists Musicians from Joliet, Illinois Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Living people 1954 births 20th-century American drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians