Henry Spinetti


Henry Anthony George Spinetti is a Welsh session drummer whose playing has featured on many prominent rock and pop albums.

Career

Born in Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales, Spinetti began his recording career with the band Scrugg, which recorded on the Pye label. Band members included fellow Welshman Jack Russell, Chris Dee and the South African singer-songwriter, John Kongos. In the early 1970s, Spinetti appeared with Kongos on BBC Television's Top of The Pops performing Kongos' chart hit single, "He's Gonna Step on You Again". After leaving Scrugg, Spinetti's early work included spells with The Herd and Judas Jump, who were the opening act at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. The line-up of The Herd and Judas Jump included Andy Bown, who later joined Status Quo.
Spinetti played on eight of the ten tracks on Gerry Rafferty's album City to City, and also played in the 2002 memorial concert for George Harrison, "The Concert For George". In 2011 Spinetti recorded with Andy Bown again, playing drums on Bown's solo album "Unfinished Business". Spinetti was a member of Eric Clapton's touring band in the 2010s.
He is a user of Sonor drums and Zildjian cymbals.

Recording credits

Spinetti's recording credits include the following:
With Joan Armatrading
With Eric Clapton
With Bob Dylan
With George Harrison
With Bill Wyman
With Paul McCartney
  • Tug of War
  • CHOBA B CCCP
With Katie Melua
  • Call off the Search
  • Piece by Piece
  • Pictures
  • The House
  • Secret Symphony
  • Ketevan
With Gerry Rafferty
  • Can I Have My Money Back?
  • City to City
With Leo Sayer
  • Silverbird
With Pete Townshend
and Ronnie Lane'
He is the younger brother of actor Victor Spinetti. He married Susan Styles in Coventry, Warwickshire, England in 2004.