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((Short description|British drummer (1951–2022)))
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((Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Ric Parnell
| image               = Ric Parnell.jpg
| caption             = Parnell in 1972
| birth_name          =
| alias               = 
| birth_date          = ((birth date|df=yes|1951|8|13))
| birth_place         = London, England
| death_date          = ((death date and age|df=yes|2022|5|1|1951|8|13))
| death_place         = [[Missoula, Montana]], US
| instrument          = Drums, percussion
| genre               = [[Progressive rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| occupation          = Musician
| years_active        = 1968–2022
| label               = 
| associated_acts     = [[Atomic Rooster]], [[Nova (Italian band)|Nova]], [[Spinal Tap (band)|Spinal Tap]], [[Joe Houston]], [[Toni Basil]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Cher]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Michael Des Barres]], Zoo Drive, Ibis, Hog Wild, Grand Poobahs, Eden Atwood, Ship of Fools, The Hermans, Matchstick Men, Zeppo Montana, PHILIDOR 
| website             = 
))
'''Ric Parnell''' (13 August 1951 – 1 May 2022) was an English [[rock music|rock]] drummer. Notable for his work in the band [[Atomic Rooster]], he is probably best known for his role as the ill-fated drummer [[Spinal Tap (band)|Mick Shrimpton]] in the film ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''.

==Career==
Born in London in 1951,<ref name="nyt">((cite web|title=Ric Parnell, Real Drummer in a Famous Fake Band, Dies at 70|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/arts/music/ric-parnell-dead.html|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=8 May 2022|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=11 May 2022))</ref> Parnell had a long family history of musical careers. His grandfather Russ Carr was a music hall artist and his father [[Jack Parnell]] was a jazz drummer and musical director for [[Associated Television]]. He had two brothers, Will and Marc Parnell, who are also drummers. His two sisters decided not to enter the music business.

In 1970, he was a member of the short-lived hard rock band Horse, who recorded one album before breaking up.<ref name="Tapestry">Joynson, Vernon (1995). [http://alextsu.narod.ru/borderlinebooks/uk6070s/index.html ''The Tapestry of Delights''] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130151831/http://alextsu.narod.ru/borderlinebooks/uk6070s/index.html |date=30 November 2011 )). London: Borderline Books.</ref> Shortly after, he briefly joined the progressive rock band [[Atomic Rooster]], leaving after just two months with the band.<ref name="Tapestry"/><ref name="Happened">((Cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/vincentcrane/ric.htm|title=Atomic Rooster, Ric Parnell|website=Angelfire.com|accessdate=5 September 2019))</ref>  By the end of 1971 he had been invited to rejoin Atomic Rooster, this time staying long enough to play on the band's last two albums.<ref name="Tapestry"/>

After Atomic Rooster folded, Parnell (using his nickname "Spyder") joined with the Italian group Tritons, who had a hit in Italy with their re-arranged version of [[the Rolling Stones]] song "Satisfaction" in 1973.  They quickly issued an album also titled ''Satisfaction'' that same year. Several members of Tritons were more interested in performing music of a more serious nature; these members (including Parnell) left Tritons and helped co-found the Italian prog-rock group Ibis. Parnell was the drummer and co-lyricist on their 1974 album, ''Sun Supreme''. The group continued for one further album after Parnell left.

In 1975, Parnell was a member of the more pop/rock oriented group Stars, which issued one self-titled album before breaking up. That was followed by a two-album stint as drummer for Italian/British jazz fusion group [[Nova (Italian band)|Nova]] in 1977 and 1978.<ref name="Happened"/>

After leaving Nova, Parnell continued to play for various other bands and artists throughout the 1970s and 1980s including [[Michael Des Barres]] and [[Lisa Dal Bello]], as well as providing the drums for the [[Toni Basil]] hit "[[Mickey (Toni Basil song)|Mickey]]" among other contributions. At one time, [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]] offered him a spot in [[Journey (band)|Journey]], but Parnell declined as he was preoccupied with his studio band at the time Zoo Drive, a decision he later regretted.

Parnell's big break came in 1984 when he played the role of [[Mick Shrimpton]] in the mockumentary ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''. His character was one of a long line of unfortunate drummers who all perish from freak accidents, his own fate being [[spontaneous combustion]].  Parnell later recounted his audition for this role:

<blockquote>"The first question they asked was, 'What do you think about a movie that's going to tear your career apart?' I said, 'You should have made this movie about 10 years ago.'

They then asked me what other bands I'd been in, and I said, 'Well, I was in a band called Atomic Rooster.' They looked at each other and said, 'Yep, that's it, you're our man.(('"))</blockquote>

[[Spinal Tap (band)|Spinal Tap]] became a working band, recording a [[This Is Spinal Tap (album)|soundtrack album]] and promoting the film with live shows and a 1984 appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. The character of Mick Shrimpton having died in ''This Is Spinal Tap'', Parnell assumed the role of his "twin brother" drummer Ric Shrimpton for the group's appearances subsequent to the film.  This continued through the band's 1992 reunion album ''[[Break Like the Wind]]'' and the associated concert tour. Parnell was not a part of more recent Spinal Tap activity.

While living in [[Missoula, Montana]], Parnell co-hosted an 8-midnight radio program, ''Spontaneous Combustion'', on [[KDTR]] Trail 103.3 FM. Parnell was an avid golfer and frequently played golf when not employed playing the drums.

Parnell died on 1 May 2022 in Missoula, Montana at the age of 70.<ref name="nyt" /><ref>((cite web|title=Missoula celebrity and Spinal Tap drummer, Ric Parnell dies at 70|url=https://klyq.com/missoula-celebrity-and-spinal-tap-drummer-ric-parnell-dies-at-70/|website=KLYQ|date=1 May 2022))</ref><ref>((cite news|last1=Minelle|first1=Bethany|title=Spinal Tap drummer Ric Parnell dies aged 70 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/spinal-tap-drummer-ric-parnell-dies-aged-70-12604595|work=Sky News|publisher=Sky|date=3 May 2022))</ref>

==Discography==
* Horse - ''Horse'' (1970)
* [[Atomic Rooster]] – ''[[Made in England (Atomic Rooster album)|Made in England]]'' (1972)
* Atomic Rooster - ''[[Nice 'n' Greasy]]'' (1973)
* Ibis - ''Sun Supreme'' (1974)
* Stars - ''Stars'' (1976)
* [[Nova (Italian band)|Nova]] – ''[[Wings of Love (Nova album)|Wings of Love]]'' (1977)
* Nova - ''Sun City'' (1978)
* [[Michael Des Barres]] – ''I'm Only Human'' (1980)
* [[Toni Basil]] – ''[[Word of Mouth (Toni Basil album)|Word of Mouth]]'' (1982)
* [[Spinal Tap (band)|Spinal Tap]] – ''[[This Is Spinal Tap (album)|This Is Spinal Tap]]'' (1984)
* [[Jon Anderson]] - ''[[3 Ships]]'' (1985)
* Spinal Tap - ''[[Break Like the Wind]]'' (1992)
* [[The Deviants (band)|The Deviants]] - ''Barbarian Princes (Live in Japan 1999)'' (1999)
* [[Deniz Tek]] - ''Detroit'' (2013)
* Donovan's Brain – ''Shambaholic And Other Love Songs'' (2014)
* Donovan's Brain – ''Heirloom Varieties'' (2015)
* Cloud Over Jupiter – ''Jupiter Rising'' (2015)
* The Dukes of 1987 – ''Retroderelict'' (2016)
* Deniz Tek – ''Mean Old Twister'' (2016)
* Telestrion – ''Blazing In The Sky'' (2018)
* Deniz Tek – ''Lost For Words'' (2018)
* PHILIDOR -– Woodpushers (2019)

==Filmography==
*''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' (1984) – as Mick Shrimpton
*''[[Masters from the Vaults (Atomic Rooster DVD)|Masters from the Vaults]]'' (2003)
*''The Devil's Due at Midnight'' (2004)
*''Saving For The Day'' (2018) - as Ricardo

==References==
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==External links==
* ((IMDb name|0663198))
* ((Discogs artist|Ric Parnell))
* [http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/08/23/entertainer/ent01.txt Missoulian.com]
* [https://www.tellussomething.org/storytellingpodcast/2015/4/27/ric-parnell-drummers-dont-often-get-to-talk-but-when-they-do Tell Us Something], Storytelling Podcast (27 April 2015)

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