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Enrico Antonio Giorgio Spinetti (born 31 March 1951)^[1] is a Welshsession drummer whose playing has featured on many prominent rock and pop albums.

Spinetti was born inCwm, nearEbbw Vale,Monmouthshire, Wales.)^[1] His first band, aged about 121⁄2 or 13, was The Toby Four (named afterToby beer), which rehearsed in the Ambray Hotel and played songs byThe Shadows, amongst others. He then joined another group called The Choice fromTredegar, with a guitarist influenced byJimi Hendrix. After this he got into a group inCardiff called The Clockwork Motion, which played as far afield asNewcastle andBirmingham, with Spinetti playing aPremier Black Pearl drum kit. He then secured an audition for a London band Floribunda Rose. He travelled to London, with his drums, on the train, and went to the band's flat inEarls Court; he played four or five numbers and got the job. The band became Scrugg and went to the Top 10 Club inHamburg.^[2]

Spinetti began his recording career with Scrugg, which recorded on thePye label. Band members included fellow Welshman Jack Russell,Christos Demetriou and the South African singer-songwriter,John Kongos. In the early 1970s, Spinetti appeared with Kongos onBBC Television'sTop of the Pops performing Kongos'charthit single, "He's Gonna Step on You Again".^[3] After leaving Scrugg, Spinetti's early work included spells withThe Herd andJudas Jump, who were the opening act at theIsle of Wight Festival 1970.^[4] The line-up of The Herd and Judas Jump includedAndy Bown, who later joinedStatus Quo. He was a member of the UK band Hustler which released two albums—High Street (1974) andPlay Loud (1975), the latter of which was produced byRoy Thomas Baker.

Spinetti played on eight of the ten tracks onGerry Rafferty's albumCity to City (including the hit "Baker Street"),^[2] and also played in the 2002 memorial concert forGeorge Harrison, "The Concert For George".^[5] In 2011 Spinetti recorded with Andy Bown again, playing drums on Bown's solo album,Unfinished Business. Spinetti was a member ofEric Clapton's touring band in the 1980s and the 2010s.

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Spinetti's recording credits include the following:

Spinetti is the younger brother of actorVictor Spinetti (1929–2012).^[6] Spinetti married Susan Styles inCoventry, Warwickshire, England in 2004.

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• Henry Spinetti discography atDiscogs

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