Vinny Appice Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer of Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. He is best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and Big Noize. Appice took up the drums at the age of nine, taking lessons from the same teacher as his brother Carmine Appice. When he was sixteen, Appice and his band BOMF met John Lennon at Record Plant Studios, leading to him appearing on several Lennon recordings. He moved on to record with Rick Derringer on Derringer (1976),
Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album) leave. On this record, Beck can be heard heavily using a Heil Talkbox, two years before the release of Peter Frampton's landmark album, "Frampton Comes Alive!" (1976). The album also contains renditions of songs originally recorded by the Jeff Beck Group, "Plynth", "Going Down", and "Morning Dew" and one Yardbirds number "Jeff's Boogie". Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album) Live in Japan is a 1973 release by the rock supergroup power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice. The album, although initially called "Beck, Bogert & Appice Live", was only issued in Japan and is also known as "Live in